sideways

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Their findings show that the fault moved sideways by 2.5 meters in just 1.3 seconds, reaching a top speed of 3.2 meters per second.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Unlike most other officers at the time, Napoleon wore his hat sideways, which gave him a distinct silhouette easily recognised by his troops in battle.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

“Bottlenecks,” one person told me, describing how people were being shuffled forward and sideways without clear explanation.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

The standard ratio has moved more or less sideways this week, but the weighted ratio continues to climb.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Her eyes rolled backward, and he just caught her as she fell sideways.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell