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direction

[dih-rek-shuhn, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛk ʃən, ˈdaɪ- /




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All the drivers have agreed this was a welcome change but only a small step in the right direction.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Let’s now turn to the daily charts of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the two leading underwriters for these blockbuster IPOs, to assess their near-term technical direction.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The current 17-member company, since 2005 under the artistic direction of former Graham dancer Janet Eilber, accompanied by the Mannes Orchestra, presented five Graham dances in April that spanned the 1930s and ’40s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The Amaterasu particle has been especially difficult to explain because its estimated arrival direction traces back to a cosmic void, a region of space with no clear source capable of producing ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

There was nothing in that direction but broken pavement, strewn with weeds and trash the Bear Clan Patrol didn’t let the youths clean up.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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