direction
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“The direction of travel is now more uncertain, and the next few days will be critical in determining whether diplomacy can reassert itself or whether the conflict moves into a more sustained escalation cycle.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Mortgage rates are hovering over 6%, and economists don’t expect them to move sharply in either direction anytime soon.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The survey has a margin of error of 2% in either direction.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Lead researcher, associate Prof Anja Heilmann, said the research found smacking "does not help children and all the effects that we did find were in the direction of a harmful outcome".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
She must have seen the sudden hearts in my eyes, because the girl laughed and grabbed one of the baby’s feet to wiggle it in my direction.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing direction
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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