obliquely
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Ms. Rundell hints only obliquely at the significance of earlier storylines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
And even as he was lauded in 2005 near the end of his tenure, he was obliquely warning of excesses he saw around him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
"It is simply not credible for a film to claim to be about Michael Jackson without addressing, even obliquely, the accusations, controversies and sadness that dogged his later life," Collin said.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
The poster’s striking abstractness is akin to Marmatakis’ earlier one-sheets for Lanthimos, which obliquely hint at his movies’ thorny thematic elements without spelling out the plot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Its sides—clad in weather-beaten shingles and inset with a series of large windows—slanted obliquely inward, rising toward a gambrel roof.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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