diagonal
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"But, in the Sagittarius Arm, it's going counterclockwise. We didn't understand how the transition occurred. Then one day, Anna brought in some data, and I went, 'O.M.G., the reversal's diagonal!'"
From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026
She was holding a cup of coffee and a homemade turkey sandwich — white bread, cut on the diagonal, slathered with Kewpie mayo and layered with lettuce — tucked into a brown paper bag.
From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026
In terms of long passing, Virgil van Dijk possesses a great long diagonal pass that has found Mohamed Salah isolated on the right wing numerous times over the last few years to similar effect.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025
This bold diagonal, cut through the prim Quaker street grid, produced a great many awkwardly shaped blocks, including the pointy trapezoid between the Parkway and the Vine Street Expressway that houses Calder Gardens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025
The mouth looked like a diagonal gash, and a large chunk of the nose was missing.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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