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The Hindenburg’s nose briefly canted upward before the entire frame crashed to earth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

It is recognised for its stone mullions, canted bay windows, and recessed entrance.

From BBC ● May 29, 2024

With its rapid-fire deadpan dialogue, low canted angles, detached, ironic violence and kooky transitional wipes, it feels self-consciously retro, even if it was, at one time, intended to be contemporary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024

The soldiers are moving fast, but unlike Æon and Goodchild, their movements are stiff and jerky, their arms canted at unnatural angles; they look like action figures manipulated by a child’s hands.

From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2023

She canted her head as if it was all so quaint.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu


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