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Recent Examples of tangentially
In this instance, the event was only tangentially related to the firm’s practice area of vehicular accidents.
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David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Now adults, after a childhood marred with tragedy, Guin flogs a memoir only tangentially related to the truth, and Ennis stages a new art exhibit, despite what happened at the last one.
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Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
And the fact that people pay money to stand around for four hours, or more, to watch a press conference is a remarkable testament to sports fans’ willingness to be bored as long as football is tangentially involved.
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Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Everyone even tangentially involved with the British royal family has opinions about the state of the monarchy and the damage Andrew’s scandals have caused it.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
9 Apr. 2026
Further, one of Vox’s advantages in the space over its audio-only competitors is that some of the shows are yoked, at least tangentially, to Vox’s publishing business, which provides additional marketing, promotion, and a funnel for some talent.
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Max Tani,
semafor.com,
22 Mar. 2026
Foegele had been mentioned tangentially as a trade possibility by Kings general manager Ken Holland, but after a rash of injuries on the flank – Kevin Fiala and Andrei Kuzmenko were lost for the season and Joel Armia was also sidelined – Foegele’s status seemed a bit less clear.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
Companies like Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Verizon have all made sweeping cuts in the last year tangentially related to AI.
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Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
Seemingly random kidnappings often involve a person known to the victim, even tangentially.
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Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Now adults, after a childhood marred with tragedy, Guin flogs a memoir only tangentially related to the truth, and Ennis stages a new art exhibit, despite what happened at the last one.
—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
And the fact that people pay money to stand around for four hours, or more, to watch a press conference is a remarkable testament to sports fans’ willingness to be bored as long as football is tangentially involved.
—
Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Everyone even tangentially involved with the British royal family has opinions about the state of the monarchy and the damage Andrew’s scandals have caused it.
—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
9 Apr. 2026
Further, one of Vox’s advantages in the space over its audio-only competitors is that some of the shows are yoked, at least tangentially, to Vox’s publishing business, which provides additional marketing, promotion, and a funnel for some talent.
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Max Tani,
semafor.com,
22 Mar. 2026
Foegele had been mentioned tangentially as a trade possibility by Kings general manager Ken Holland, but after a rash of injuries on the flank – Kevin Fiala and Andrei Kuzmenko were lost for the season and Joel Armia was also sidelined – Foegele’s status seemed a bit less clear.
—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
Companies like Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Verizon have all made sweeping cuts in the last year tangentially related to AI.
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Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
Seemingly random kidnappings often involve a person known to the victim, even tangentially.
—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tangentially
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An exception is the gut microorganism Monocercomonoides, in which mitochondria have been secondarily lost.
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And then secondarily, this is all about verification.
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Cruises that parenthetically include Rome in their itineraries actually dock in Civitavecchia, which is about an hour and a half away without traffic.
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Asymptomatic lesions discovered incidentally in populations could also be monitored en masse to generate a robust database that would help researchers learn which types of lesions are more (or less) likely to turn malignant.
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But Ghana kept possession, and Antoine Semenyo incidentally ended up blocking a subsequent shot from his own teammate.
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