compass
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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
But these thoughts are known as ego-dystonic, which means they are in direct conflict with that person's beliefs and moral compass.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Inside these structures, tiny magnetic moments, which behave like miniature compass needles, align in circular patterns.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
The mythic dimension may be missing here, but Holmes darkly captivates within the narrower compass of this energizing revival.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
Laying their outline map of the island on the snow with the compass, he would sight ahead to a distant pass or peak and take a bearing by that.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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