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The ’90s-era nihilism that threaded so many of Araki’s films has taken a hard slant toward technological despondency.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Fool in “King Lear” is tricky because he speaks “at a slant to the world,” in a style that, despite bubbling with nonsense, follows its own strange logic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
More notable than the volume of Friday’s expiration is the heavy slant toward puts.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
That is just solid legal analysis that really should not have a partisan or ideological slant.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2026
The world seems to slow down, to slant, and me with it.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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Giraldo had lived with two dogs and two cats in a building that now slants dangerously to one side.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Johnny and his sidekick, Ed McMahon, gave adults a relaxing reprieve from the stresses of everyday living by offering light humor without any negative slants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Nobody knows post production like Kelce, who also runs crisp slants, hitches and go routes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
PragerU also has materials that avoid partisan slants, including videos explaining the Electoral College and the offices of the president and vice president.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 7, 2023
Right betore halftime with the score — , Coby dribbles the ball past two of our defenders, speeds down the sidelines like a cheetah, then slants toward the middle.
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
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The cute cottage features a slanted roof, bathroom, outdoor shower, and enough space for two beds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
That slanted coverage, the unflattering image, is attached to my name.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
The protected vistas have forced modern developers to shave the tops off skyscrapers or adopt slanted silhouettes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
But it doesn’t have to be this slanted and cynical.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Jerry held his hand out stiffly, slanted one way, then reversed the slant.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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Soldiers cordoned off the area before using dynamite to blast the first ruined building apart -- a 12-story residential tower that had partially collapsed and was slanting toward the street.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Their architect, Michael Lehrer, created a striking design with a butterfly roof slanting up in two directions from the center, zigzag walls and picture windows front and back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The slanting sides of the work appear as a yawing, rusted ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Generally, a prefabricated model will be about 18 inches tall on the highest side, its lid slanting downward to a foot or lower.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
But up close, in the sunlight slanting in from the window, they’re a light golden color and so long I don’t see how they keep from getting all tangled up when he blinks.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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