direction
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Gap defined the way a generation of Americans dressed and was a cultural touchstone for nearly two decades, under the direction of then-CEO Mickey Drexler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Then, in March, an election is scheduled that, if contested by Infantino, could prove pivotal to the future direction of football.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
And, yes, the new $150-million training facility that’s going to open in El Segundo next year is a better-late-than-never step in that direction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Researchers also found that the direction of that polarization remained aligned with 1E 1547's magnetic field, just as its radio waves did.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Now he turned around to face the sled—so he was facing away from the direction we had to travel when we left—and watched us load the sled.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
"It's a really beautiful thing, but it can lead you in really wrong directions."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
In the end, the high court’s directions did not change Hittner’s determination that the law violates the 1st and 14th amendments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Ingredients that can head in several directions once they meet heat, a pantry and whatever you happen to be craving that evening.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Understanding how diet, microbiota-derived metabolites and inflammation shape intestinal epithelial memory could open new directions for restoring intestinal immune tolerance in inflammatory bowel disease."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Screeching and chattering, they scattered in all directions and disappeared in the timber.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing direction
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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