clockwise

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Light can rotate clockwise, known as right-circular polarization, or counter-clockwise, known as left-circular polarization.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 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

A grandfather clock is topped with a miniature version in the living room, clockwise from left.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

“It drains clockwise, as it always does in the northern hemisphere. That is known as the Coriolis effect,” Penelope noted.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood