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tangieren (v.t)
   to be tangent to (math); be tangential, touch on, skirt; affect, bother
   Principal Parts: tangieren, tangierte, tangiert

Die "NZZ" schien von all dem kaum tangiert, zumindest äußerlich. Sie erscheint seit 1780.
The "NZZ" (Neue Zürcher Zeitung) hardly seemed affected by all that, at least outwardly. It has been published since 1780.
Das tangiert das Problem nur.
That’s merely tangential to the problem.

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