clockwise

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These vortices form in pairs that rotate in opposite directions, with one spinning clockwise and the other counterclockwise.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

The typical group rotation pattern occurs in a clockwise fashion.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

But there is one thing the experts say you should always do, and that’s stir the porridge clockwise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

Renderings show the ADU and garden, clockwise from left, as well as the exterior, garage and kitchen of Sophie Metzger’s project.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

The whole ice pack was moving in a clockwise direction, sweeping west and north with the current, up along the Antarctic Peninsula.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong