sideways

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Sideways walking appears to have evolved just once, originating from a forward-walking ancestor at the base of Eubrachyura, a group that includes more advanced crabs.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

The film sees writer director Alexander Payne reunited with Paul Giamatti, nearly 20 years after Sideways.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2023

Giamatti, who appeared in Payne's 2004 Oscar-winning movie "Sideways", plays Paul Hunham, a teacher of ancient history at a high-status New England boarding school for boys.

From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2023

But his stinging licks and darting leads on songs like “Shapes of Things” and “Over Under Sideways Down” added an expansive element to the music that helped signal the emerging psychedelic rock revolution.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2023

Sideways, when I am sure she doesn’t notice.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson