tangent
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At the same time, it was telling that a common reaction to Landry’s tangent was:
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
"Some of them will run straight, some of them will not start at all, some of them will go off on a tangent or bite each other," she explained.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2025
Maher tried to ask a follow-up after Conway went on a tangent about Hillary Clinton, whose presidential campaign ended almost eight years ago, before being interrupted.
From Salon • May 4, 2024
Not to get off on a tangent, but me and this other mom were talking last night about how there are these really specific moments in your child’s life where they need your guidance.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023
Mathematicians ignored the logical and philosophical troubles with adding infinite zeros—especially since indivisibles or infinitesimals, as they came to be called, finally solved a long-standing puzzle: the problem of the tangent.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing tangent
Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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The ACT Math Test: Geometry, List 1
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Geometry - High School
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