clockwise

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Each date would last two minutes — a chime would alert the men when it was time to move clockwise to the next seat.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

"If you could look at the galaxy from above, the overall magnetic field is going clockwise," says Brown.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 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

The mud continued to swirl around us in a rapid clockwise motion.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor