direction
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“The balance of risks has shifted in a more asymmetric direction for Asian currencies, with downside risks dominating,” the senior currency analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Lead researcher, associate Prof Anja Heilmann, said the research found smacking "does not help children and all the effects that we did find were in the direction of a harmful outcome".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Margins also moved in the wrong direction, hurt by rising labor and beef costs.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 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
Under Leah’s direction, the Fox sisters’ “Ohio Campaign” was unstoppable.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing direction
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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