slant
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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
Jordan touched the ball six times, and Maiava completed all five of his passes, capping a seamless 11-play drive by hitting a wide open Ja’Kobi Lane in the end zone on a two-yard slant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2025
He streaked down the slant, crossed the draw, and had the tail-end pig caught by the hind leg before the others knew he was after them.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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
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
Armstrong’s handwriting, he noted, slants upward on every page.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
He’s been proficient in red-zone situations on quick slants and fade routes to the back corner of the end zone.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
The late afternoon had come and the sun made long, yellow slants through the window.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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 plan, which was heavily slanted towards Moscow's demands, was subsequently revised.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
Each cell had a slanted ceiling which, at its apex, was 6 feet high.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
She shooed them into the kitchen, where Aloe was frying plantains in slanted golden slices.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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
As summer progresses, the dangling seed heads fade to a warm straw and are beautiful when backlit in the slanting light of autumn.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 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
Bristle stretched out in a patch of slanting sunlight.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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