angling
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The free-agent signing who is angling for a starting position has played a team-high 97 minutes in four preseason games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
One young firm, angling for publicity, lent a unit to the writer William F. Buckley Jr., who was a “fanatical amateur sailor.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
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
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Deemer angling to cut him off.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
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