direction
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She had to swim segments of the route in the reverse direction, going from south to north, to avoid trying to fight the ocean currents, Breed said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
In a separate Gartner survey, 80% of chief executives said technology now has become strategy itself, with tech at the center of conversations that drive competitiveness and enterprise direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
What's been announced today is more about the direction of travel.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
“In 2022 you had all these wind investments, and other power generators starved for capital,” while at that time Altius, under Dalton’s direction, “was buying up assets left and right.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Wander Fernlight until someone pointed them in the right direction.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Transport for Wales said delays to train services were expected to last until about 11:00, with some services cancelled in both directions between Newport and Hereford.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
This would help explain why different sections of the same volcano moved in opposite directions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Trucks bearing the nations' flags began moving in both directions late morning, AFP reporters at the scene said, some of the North Korean vehicles decorated with flowers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
A placid stock market is suddenly facing threats from all directions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Turning in all directions, I can’t see the boundaries of our land.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing direction
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