tangential

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But as the poem explores tangential ideas and metaphoric asides, Sorey’s score trends chromatic — while making use of Yarn/Wire’s facility with the experimental techniques that Greenberg mentioned in his email.

From New York Times

One day ahead of Game 3, James masterfully avoided directly responding to Brooks or to answering vaguely tangential questions about the pesky defender before closing the books on his media session on his own terms.

From Los Angeles Times

Too often, the resources and energy it takes to create community are considered an unnecessary luxury tangential or even distracting to the work at hand.

From Seattle Times

When the sun rises or sets, its position moves tangential to the ground, and the pathway from the sun to the ground is lengthened.

From Washington Post

Thus they give oxygen to the argument that a politically motivated prosecutor was out fishing for charges, no matter how obscure, technical or tangential.

From Los Angeles Times