clockwise
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These vortices form in pairs that rotate in opposite directions, with one spinning clockwise and the other counterclockwise.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 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
But there is one thing the experts say you should always do, and that’s stir the porridge clockwise.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025
She traced a clockwise circle in the soil as a sign of respect and reverence, a technique she'd seen Gran do.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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