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sideways

[sahyd-weyz] / ˈsaɪdˌweɪz /


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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

Nvidia stock has largely moved sideways in the past three months.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

At the checkout, another older man asked about the wine I was carefully laying down sideways on the fast-moving conveyor belt.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The chocolate hit Ashton in one eye, knocking him sideways.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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