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angling

[ang-gling] / ˈæŋ glɪŋ /


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But some of the tech moguls angling to become our AI overlords aren’t like you and me.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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

Richarlison was key to the plan, positioning himself partly to block the pass into Villa's right centre midfielder Lamare Bogarde, while angling his body to discourage Emiliano Martinez from playing down Villa's right.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Within days, Gorka was angling for Kent’s old job at the counterterrorism center, the government’s hub for analyzing terrorist threats, The Washington Post reported.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 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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