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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

The Fool in “King Lear” is tricky because he speaks “at a slant to the world,” in a style that, despite bubbling with nonsense, follows its own strange logic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2026

Claire strokes my forehead, dozing, the slant of light through my panes growing golden, then dim, the afternoon passing.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

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

Nobody knows post production like Kelce, who also runs crisp slants, hitches and go routes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

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

Outside, the rain came down in slants, hitting the closed windows with a furious rhythm.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

It had a good gravel bottom, so I drove through the water till I got around the wreck, then went up the slanted red-clay bank and got back to the road.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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

The slanting sides of the work appear as a yawing, rusted ship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

The tavern, known as “Britain’s wonkiest pub” for its slanting walls and floors, was sold to a private developer in July 2023.

From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024

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

Even with the afternoon sunlight slanting in through the dormer windows, the farthest reaches of the attic were deep in shadow.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland