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angle

[ang-guhl] / ˈæŋ gəl /


VERB
fish
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In their 2021 book Peril, Bob Woodward and Robert Costa uncover a broader angle on Graham’s ponying up to power.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

The personalization of sports viewing could undermine the connections that fans shared by watching the same iconic image from the same angle.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

"It uses different network settings, but we are continuing to investigate every angle on where it may have impacted triple zero if that has occurred."

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The TU Wien team approached the question from a different angle.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

You look at something from one angle, and it’s not so impressive.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Robinson, from round the wicket, angled the ball in, then nipped it away off the surface and up the Lord's slope.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

“Our shoes are built differently than anything most people have worn before,” says Matthew Tran, Birchbury’s owner and founder, since the foot sits flat instead of angled downward like conventional dress shoes.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

You want the straight side of each triangle to face outward while both triangles’ angled sides face inward toward each other.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2026

Humans can understand how lighting changes surface details, like how angled lighting reveals texture but reduces visible color.

From Barron's Apr. 5, 2026

As I approach the front gate, a figure steps from the dark guard’s hut, his faint torch angled down.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

American lawmakers are already angling to have their say in approving or scuttling the accord.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

The company is angling to raise as much as $80 billion at a valuation of up to $2 trillion next month, according to the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.

From MarketWatch May 19, 2026

Youri Tielemans received a pass inside the Chelsea half, took two touches to shift it out of his feet before angling a bullet-like drive into Kepa Arrizabalaga's top corner.

From BBC May 15, 2026

The prediction markets have spent a lot of energy of late angling to convince people that they are not the complete and total Wild West that they have often appeared to be.

From Slate Apr. 24, 2026

Maxine teaches him how to paddle properly, angling the oar and drawing it back through the still, gray water.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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