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More notable than the volume of Friday’s expiration is the heavy slant toward puts.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

The play, a lethal slant that the Crimson Tide called “Shortie,” had once enabled Jones to become the most devastating wideout in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

That is just solid legal analysis that really should not have a partisan or ideological slant.

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2026

Jordan touched the ball six times, and Maiava completed all five of his passes, capping a seamless 11-play drive by hitting a wide open Ja’Kobi Lane in the end zone on a two-yard slant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2025

She was moving upward at a slant between two walls of rock.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

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

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

Armstrong’s handwriting, he noted, slants upward on every page.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

The desk top is of blond wood; it slants down, and there is an armrest on the right side, to lean on when you were writing, on paper, with a pen.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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

Other options underscored how slanted the questionnaire were: “trophy wife/rich partner, never working,” “ultra-successful, independent, famous —even if single” and “partnered, childfree, building a creative career, traveling together.”

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026

As the afternoon shadows slanted across the grass, Nhamo got a shock.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

But after several sessions, he began to suspect her personal beliefs were slanting her advice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

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

As summer progresses, the dangling seed heads fade to a warm straw and are beautiful when backlit in the slanting light of autumn.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2023

D’Angelo Russell lost the ball and the Golden State Warriors were off to the races, Stephen Curry slanting a pass ahead to a wide-open Andrew Wiggins.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2023

They leaned on the rail, motionless, identical, their poles slanting slenderly in the sunlight, also identical.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner