clockwise
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Visitors twirling clockwise for luck have left a small crater on the bull's "lucky spot".
From BBC • May 29, 2026
“Euphoria’s” Season 3 returning cast, clockwise from left: Jacob Elordi, Alexa Demie and Sydney Sweeney.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
When a small portion of GldJ is removed, the motor reverses its rotation from counterclockwise to clockwise.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
The typical group rotation pattern occurs in a clockwise fashion.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025
The size of the chambers of the nautilus and the number of clockwise grooves to counterclockwise grooves in the pineapple are governed by this sequence.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing clockwise
Middle School Geometry, List 1
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Geometry - Middle School
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Geometry (Base List)
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