direction
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"If he would disagree with ...the direction of the company, he would say it," Diamos says.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The episode shows how differences over management and direction can create tensions between a nonprofit and its venture subsidiary that are hard to overcome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"It is just a first step, but it is a step in the right direction," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
But the production here betrays its economy, and the direction, by Garth Davis and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, remains earthbound, held down by mournful strings and devoid of color.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
We couldn't tell what direction it was blowing from.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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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
“The guy pretty much told me if I didn’t follow directions, I would be arrested.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The findings suggest that the proteins influence thiopurine response through different mechanisms that can push cells in opposite directions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 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
I did the worksheets, lined up, followed directions, answered when I was called on, didn’t talk out of turn, and it was just fine.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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