horizontally

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At what was to be the climactic finale of the show, however, fireworks began to take off horizontally, headed into the half-filled stands.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2026

England did still try to entice pressure before playing into open space but this was done horizontally instead of vertically.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Transform faults are areas where tectonic plates move horizontally alongside each other, and Gofar has become one of the best studied examples on the ocean floor.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

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

Atop its head was a tiny, horizontally striped turkey feather.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young