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angle

[ang-guhl] / ˈæŋ gəl /


VERB
fish
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A clinical trial published in The Lancet Rheumatology suggests that a small, carefully chosen adjustment to the angle of your feet could make a meaningful difference.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

"The angle that I see is that men supporting men, and helping and talking and encouraging support with each other and encouraging that conversation," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“I’ve been doing that for so long, I just lost it for a little,” Díaz said of his arm angle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

"It can operate at about one kilometre plus. And it works when conditions are favourable, when the attack approach angle is suitable," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Jonah joined the back of the crowd and tried to inconspicuously angle himself away from Gary, toward Katherine and Chip.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

The “stuff” being a body of work angled toward wistful ruminations on familial heritage, the search for brotherhood and “the question of what to do with all the sorrow.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

One angled drive saved, another acrobatic effort deflected wide.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

We’re mostly beyond hating and bragging at this point, happy to be vertical or angled a bit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The foot on it was angled forward like a ballerina’s pointed toes.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

Rising bond yields can create problems for companies looking to borrow money, and consumers angling to buy a home.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Walters’ supporters further argue that Oxford’s statements implicating Walters—as well as Travis’ testimony against him—were tainted, the result of the men being coerced by police and angling for lighter sentences.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

It’s not what I was like angling towards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

The Topolino immediately hooked the crowd, with onlookers angling to snap photos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Kendra could see no sign of a house, only the driveway angling out of sight into the trees.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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