obliquely
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"It is simply not credible for a film to claim to be about Michael Jackson without addressing, even obliquely, the accusations, controversies and sadness that dogged his later life," Collin said.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
But the chief justice did obliquely gesture at some of the challenges facing the judiciary in Trump’s second term.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
“What’s Up?” then obliquely points out the structural forces at play within this struggle: “I realized quickly when I knew I should/That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man/For whatever that means.”
From Salon • May 26, 2025
The initial reports of this action were reported by the New York Times and Washington Post, but it was confirmed for me, if somewhat obliquely, by a White House spokeswoman.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025
The girl said, obliquely, “Oh, I don’t know. Something about the way we got talked to on the phone. It doesn’t matter.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Vocabulary lists containing obliquely
A Wrinkle in Time
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The Boys in the Boat
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"The Overcoat" by Nikolai Gogol
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