sideways

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The stock was the market’s go-to artificial intelligence darling for nearly four years, but it has traded sideways since July: Shares have been caught between $165 and $195 for months.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“We were right there and it went sideways fast.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Recessions are generally characterized, in the first instance, by the substitution of a sudden, sharp, upward movement in the unemployment rate for a gradual downward or sideways movement.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Together, the rapid spin and this heavy plasma environment appear to pull the magnetic field lines sideways.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The plan then called for a mammoth floating crane, as tall as one of England’s largest cathedrals, to hook into the framework and raise it upward and sideways to a position directly above the cradle.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler