diagonally
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Ecuador created good chances against Ivory Coast's 4-4-2 by attacking diagonally from in-to-out - movement of a player from the central areas into wide areas.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Recall from grade school fraction math that you may cancel diagonally; the two “sales” disappear, as do the “assets.”
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
When fully open, the TriFold’s display measures 10 inches diagonally, about the size of a standard tablet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
In the images, several long, nearly parallel features run diagonally across the scene.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2025
Ma packs my one pair of clothes, wraps my food bowl in a scarf, and ties it diagonally around my back.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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