clockwise

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Each date would last two minutes — a chime would alert the men when it was time to move clockwise to the next seat.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Players release the stone down the pebbled ice sheet in such a way that it curls either clockwise or anti-clockwise so they have more control over it.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The typical group rotation pattern occurs in a clockwise fashion.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

When magnetic energy from the sun enters Earth's magnetic field, it moves clockwise on the dusk side of the planet and channels toward the poles.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2025

I hold the metal wheel in place with both hands, but it keeps pulling into a clockwise rotation.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli