compass
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"By attempting to be all things to all voters," he wrote, "it seems to have lost both its moral compass and its nerve."
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
In 2023, Chinese activist Kwon Pyong, who is an ethnic Korean, fled to South Korea on a jet ski, carrying binoculars and a compass.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
For help with that internal navigation, Rebecca Solnit’s moving 2005 book, “A Field Guide to Getting Lost,” proved a better compass.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Back in the lab, the cores were sliced into thin sections and analyzed with a highly sensitive magnetometer capable of detecting signals far weaker than a compass needle.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
“Of course you do,” she said, before flicking the compass needle and spinning it round and round.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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