tangent
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But as any viewer of his HBO series, “How to With John Wilson,” will know, he is a master, probably unequaled, of the art of the tangent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
After the reflecting pool tangent, Trump signed executive orders on US customs and protections for civil servants.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Redick then followed the tangent when asked why it was “unfortunate.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 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
The line you get isn’t exactly the tangent line, but if the curve isn’t too bumpy, the two lines will be pretty close.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
That's when he's not veering off into bizarre tangents.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
This comprehensive research never weighs down his account with tangents or trivia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
We’ll come back to it, but first, a few tangents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
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
He could feel them in his hands again while overhead the gulls flew tangents.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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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