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sideways

[sahyd-weyz] / ˈsaɪdˌweɪz /


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The detector repeatedly records more baryons than antibaryons emerging sideways from the collisions, perpendicular to the direction of the incoming beams.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

He pitched sideways, practically clearing the first set of steps and landing on the second flight.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The news came the way it always comes in my family, sideways, through a phone.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

"It's going to impact and its going to send up a huge plume of dust, maybe 50km into the air or more, and that's going to spread sideways over time," Bothwell said.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

They gripped the side of the boat, and it lurched sideways, so that the port side was almost in the water.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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