slant
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Another long score came on a slant route to senior wide receiver Cooper Chila who broke multiple tackles to take it 57-yards to the house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
The Fool in “King Lear” is tricky because he speaks “at a slant to the world,” in a style that, despite bubbling with nonsense, follows its own strange logic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
More notable than the volume of Friday’s expiration is the heavy slant toward puts.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
That is just solid legal analysis that really should not have a partisan or ideological slant.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2026
He rubs his hand under his chin, and his dark brows slant up.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Whether praying together before a game or giving high-fives after touchdowns, the Palos Verdes duo keeps producing on short slants or deep posts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
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
The October days are lovely and I want to sit outside looking up the lane at the way the sun slants along the wall opposite our house.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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Spain's biggest train drivers' union Semaf condemned the leak of audio recordings as irresponsible and slanted.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
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
Eventually, he found himself on a beach that slanted at just the right angle to make it ideal for napping.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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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
The slanting afternoon light lends his ascent a spooky, otherworldly glow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
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
I was rewrapping the cookies in the brown outer paper when my eyes fell on the address written in Nollie’s careful hand, slanting upward toward the postage stamp.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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