tangent
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This tangent of a tangent was patently engineered to provide a Harry Potter-style faceoff of sorcery skills, but for all its supposed drama it comes off as pretty silly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
After the reflecting pool tangent, Trump signed executive orders on US customs and protections for civil servants.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
"Some of them will run straight, some of them will not start at all, some of them will go off on a tangent or bite each other," she explained.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025
I had a phone call with an FBI agent and the U.S. attorney in San Diego on a tangent for this case.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2024
To go off on a tangent is always a risky maneuver, for once one has gone, it is often surprisingly difficult to find one’s way back.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
We’ll come back to it, but first, a few tangents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
The tangents, the idiosyncrasies of the hosts and the glimpses of private life leave listeners feeling connected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
A dilettante prone to colorful tangents, he sees Molly as an object of fascination and a personal cause.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2024
Instead, he relates a tale that occasionally incorporates storytelling flourishes like flashbacks, elaborate tangents or imagined conversations by others in his absence.
From Salon ● May 12, 2024
She smoked and talked and ate for an hour without stopping, and I scribbled in my notebook as the muddy waters of tangents and cosines began to clarify.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing tangent
Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 1
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Geometry - High School
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