outward
Example Sentences
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"We aim to make our product succeed in Hong Kong, and then expand outward," says the firm's vice-president, Xie Yunpeng.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
The dam, which is 30% complete, was meant to be an architectural centerpiece—bowing outward, in defiance of standard engineering in which dams arc inward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
These changes suggest that material from deep inside the star must be transported outward, but the exact mechanism had not been confirmed.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission still has an ongoing suit against Ticketmaster over its egregious resale fees, and the momentum has trickled outward.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026
This outward force would balance the force of the Earth’s gravity if gravity fell off in accordance with an inverse square law, but Newton did not explicitly state this at the time.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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