direction
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The survey has a margin of error of 2% in either direction.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
They propelled stocks on the way up, but now will work in the opposite direction on the way down.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
“The direction of travel is now more uncertain, and the next few days will be critical in determining whether diplomacy can reassert itself or whether the conflict moves into a more sustained escalation cycle.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
But I just feel it's going to be a team who are really good at keeping the ball and that points me in the direction of Spain instead.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
I turned the opposite direction, into the aisle along the wall, and slipped between the shelves to the spot where the book belonged.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Vocabulary lists containing direction
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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