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sideways

[sahyd-weyz] / ˈsaɪdˌweɪz /


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After 16 wickets fell on day one, another 17 came on Friday on a devilishly difficult surface for batting - an alarming amount of uneven bounce has been added to the sideways movement.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate were moving sideways.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Nereyda quickly turned her phone sideways and hit record.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The near-term outlook remains mixed, with a sideways to mildly bearish bias, it adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The truck slid sideways for twenty feet, then came to an abrupt stop against something hard.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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