direction
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A quiet week for Australian economic data will leave global developments to set the direction for government bonds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"If he would disagree with ...the direction of the company, he would say it," Diamos says.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
"It is just a first step, but it is a step in the right direction," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Barrera sees the superintendent as a convener and organizer to advance initiatives that benefit students — with or without state funding or direction from the governor and Legislature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He kept looking back in the direction they’d come, as though he knew that was the way home but was too scared to chance another encounter with Gingersnipes.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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On a team of 300, "he had one of the strongest personalities of anybody in the group," Diamos says, always ready to argue over research directions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Limbs bend in concerning directions as torsos threaten to fall to the ground; a blanket covers portions of each performer and adds another mysterious layer to these thrilling pas de deux.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"You form a black hole, and it immediately disintegrates. But it has a very spherical decay signature, lots of things going in all directions."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The IMF's managing director repeated the influential body's assessment that the global economy was affected by two forces "pushing in opposite directions" - the energy price shock and investment in AI.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
After an hour’s aimless wandering she knew that she and the Incorrigibles were lost, but all her attempts to ask for directions went unanswered in the din and rush of the crowd.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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