in every direction

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Primo Levi, reflecting on his survival in Auschwitz, wrote that “there was no use closing our eyes or turning our backs, because it was all around us, in every direction, as far as the horizon.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

In the first days after her death, neighbors used debris to block the roads, closing the intersection in every direction.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026

Her time, body and attention are being pulled in every direction - she's raising children, caring for elderly parents, running the home and working all at the same time.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

A liquid is uniform in every direction, but in a crystal that symmetry breaks: it gains structure, with certain directions becoming distinct from others.

From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025

The glass from the Mirror’s frame crashed to the floor as the same green fog they’d seen at the Red Hood’s cottage burst out in every direction, quickly filling the room to capacity.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley