direction
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These allow the whole building to slide up to 5 feet in any direction; it can even bounce upward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid wrote in a note Friday “markets remain broadly optimistic about the direction of travel.”
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Centcom said on Thursday that in the first 72 hours of the blockade, 14 vessels had "turned around to comply with the blockade at the direction of American forces".
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
It brings together traceability, micrometer-scale spatial resolution, and the ability to detect field direction within a single platform.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
“Shhhh,” I said, glancing around, but no one was looking in our direction.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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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