slant
Example Sentences
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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
Two years on, campaigners continue to fight for the return - slant included - of what they dub the "most famous pub in the world".
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025
The desert sharpened the sweet ache of his longing, amplified it, gave shape to it in sere geology and clean slant of light.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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