horizontally

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Hansen took questions from media while wedged in horizontally and described the joy of floating: "It just makes me feel like a little kid."

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Some are even exploring technology that might one day allow elevator cars to move not only vertically but horizontally, blurring the line between buildings and urban-transportation systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

This earthquake was triggered by a strike-slip fault, where two large sections of the Earth's crust move horizontally past each other along a vertical fracture.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Controllers must also ensure all planes, which come in an array of sizes, are safely separated both vertically and horizontally because large passenger jets cause greater turbulence and instability for the aircraft around them.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

He wrapped the strip around it, and all the letters lined up horizontally.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman