direction
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The Kospi swung more than eight percent in either direction on Monday and Tuesday following the US jobs figures.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 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
Many Kuiper Belt objects – also referred to as trans-Neptunian objects – have been discovered orbiting the Sun, but like Uranus they don’t do so in a continuous expected direction.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
To define interest-rate cycles we used the federal-funds rate and defined a cycle as any one where interest rates were going in a particular direction over a six-month period.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Her words felt like arrows all being thrown in my direction, hitting me right where it hurt.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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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