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oblique

adjective as in indirect, evasive

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Even Vesia missed a couple of weeks with an oblique strain.

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It is a typically Herzogian enterprise, highly idiosyncratic and at times frustratingly oblique.

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And this year, I think you saw it more than ever,” noted Muncy, who missed time with knee and oblique injuries.

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“This year was harder than ever, to get to this point,” said third baseman Max Muncy, who missed extensive time himself with knee and oblique injuries.

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Few bands have celebrated the concept of a B-side as an excuse to explore all sorts of oblique ideas and atmospheric impressions with the glee of Saint Etienne.

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