toward

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Texas rancher Stephen Diebel spent 18 months tracking a deadly, long-eradicated parasite as it inched its way back toward the U.S. border.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

During El Nino, trade winds weaken and atmospheric patterns shift across the tropical Pacific, allowing warm waters around Indonesia to spread eastward toward South America.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

This could be used for rent or put toward college tuition at a crucial time.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

This matches current ideas about powerful atmospheric winds that transport heat from the intensely hot day side toward the cooler night side.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

And while the other kids behind him run around to the backyard, the kid in the hat comes toward us.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold