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angle

[ang-guhl] / ˈæŋ gəl /


VERB
fish
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He lifted Marlins starter Eury Pérez’s fastball at a 39-degree launch angle, according to Statcast, 108.2 mph off the bat.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

"For patients living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, this research opens a genuinely new therapeutic angle one that connects the food on their plate to the inflammation in their gut," said Dr. Sheikh.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

He sprints across the Buckeyes’ practice field, snatching balls from every angle with either hand.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

With Monumental, you see so much of an angle it never ends.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

I couldn’t see what Velia was talking about at this angle.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Using a 3-D-printed model of his father’s head, a TV screen and an angled mirror, he created what looked like a hologram of his father.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

Karvelas was not finished when he was last man out in Sussex's first innings and, taking the new-ball, separated the Essex opening pair with an angled a delivery into Paul Walter's stumps.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

It is a Campbell’s-inspired soup can, lightly angled so strands of broccoli are peeking out.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

“I am a deep ‘Star Wars’ fan,” he said in his second week on “The Late Show,” joking that his teleprompter was unreadable because it had angled yellow text like the famous “Star Wars” scroll.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

Mrs. Wright gave the photo one last long look, then set it back on the mantel and angled it carefully, wiped a speck of dust from the glass.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

And in Iowa, a state representative and former Paralympian named Josh Turek is angling for an upset win against GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson.

From Slate Sep. 10, 2026

Still, LIV is angling to play on in 2027 and beyond under what it’s calling “LIV 2.0.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

I think if I was angling towards a female audience as a stand-up, it wouldn’t work.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

In the second half, Kane stepped up higher, with the attackers angling their press.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

It’s impossible to imagine her as a typical Illustrian girl, angling for a good match, attending fetes and allowing herself to be seduced by fittingly highborn men.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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