sideways
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He looked sideways at CEOs’ request for industry regulation, saying that the move might be a “Trojan Horse” masking their true intentions.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
This small sideways displacement is the optical equivalent of the Magnus effect that makes a spinning table tennis ball curve through the air.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
SANTORINI, Greece—John Volkoff spent a half-hour inside a cave here in July, with his head tilted sideways under the ceiling and the temperature rising because his 6-foot-3 frame was blocking the air conditioner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
A simple answer: The film goes through sideways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Erato tipped the potion into a pot and held the pot sideways over the fire, so the liquid flowed to its side, close to the lip but not overflowing.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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