diagonally

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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

His trademark is a low cross hit diagonally to go past defenders to connect with onrushing team-mates.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

Instead of toppling to the ground next to the base it was once connected to, it hung diagonally in the air, as if on strings.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles