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direction

[dih-rek-shuhn, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛk ʃən, ˈdaɪ- /




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There is also some evidence from the Republic of Ireland of travel in the other direction.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The Kospi swung more than eight percent in either direction on Monday and Tuesday following the US jobs figures.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The current 17-member company, since 2005 under the artistic direction of former Graham dancer Janet Eilber, accompanied by the Mannes Orchestra, presented five Graham dances in April that spanned the 1930s and ’40s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The Amaterasu particle has been especially difficult to explain because its estimated arrival direction traces back to a cosmic void, a region of space with no clear source capable of producing ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

“Did you follow the light in the exact direction I told you?”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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