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The ’90s-era nihilism that threaded so many of Araki’s films has taken a hard slant toward technological despondency.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026

More notable than the volume of Friday’s expiration is the heavy slant toward puts.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

The play, a lethal slant that the Crimson Tide called “Shortie,” had once enabled Jones to become the most devastating wideout in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

That is just solid legal analysis that really should not have a partisan or ideological slant.

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2026

The rain came in off the sea hard and slant and stung their faces and he pulled the boy against him.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

Giraldo had lived with two dogs and two cats in a building that now slants dangerously to one side.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Johnny and his sidekick, Ed McMahon, gave adults a relaxing reprieve from the stresses of everyday living by offering light humor without any negative slants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

The cold air smelled of ash and dirt, and the mountains beyond stood hard in slants of sunlight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025

PragerU also has materials that avoid partisan slants, including videos explaining the Electoral College and the offices of the president and vice president.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 7, 2023

The fire had burned down long since and there was no light but those strips and slants of dimness creeping across the circle, sketching out a face, a hand, a moveless back.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

The cute cottage features a slanted roof, bathroom, outdoor shower, and enough space for two beds.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

That slanted coverage, the unflattering image, is attached to my name.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

The protected vistas have forced modern developers to shave the tops off skyscrapers or adopt slanted silhouettes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Other options underscored how slanted the questionnaire were: “trophy wife/rich partner, never working,” “ultra-successful, independent, famous —even if single” and “partnered, childfree, building a creative career, traveling together.”

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026

The wolves sat on their haunches and watched the travelers through slanted eyes.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

But after several sessions, he began to suspect her personal beliefs were slanting her advice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Soldiers cordoned off the area before using dynamite to blast the first ruined building apart -- a 12-story residential tower that had partially collapsed and was slanting toward the street.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Generally, a prefabricated model will be about 18 inches tall on the highest side, its lid slanting downward to a foot or lower.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023

D’Angelo Russell lost the ball and the Golden State Warriors were off to the races, Stephen Curry slanting a pass ahead to a wide-open Andrew Wiggins.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2023

They found a house—a one-story white one with a slanting roof and late chrysanthemums growing in the yard.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith