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inward

[in-werd] / ˈɪn wərd /




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But recently, the company, which employs more than 62,000 people worldwide, has turned that focus inward.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

As gas and dust spiral inward, they form an accretion disk that emits enormous amounts of energy, including powerful X-rays.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

When not looking backward, or inward to personal traumas, American novelists have turned their gaze to the uncertain future.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

That study described how "international inward migration for Northern Ireland is very much a euro-centric experience with a relatively limited pull on international migration from outside the EU".

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

It opened on shrieking, rusted hinges, swinging inward.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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