toward

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Big picture: Just one year ago, inflation was slowing toward the Fed’s 2% target and the central bank was planning more interest-rate cuts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

That points toward occupancy and prices being high.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

It discontinued VR headsets geared toward companies earlier this year as its priorities shifted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

This matches current ideas about powerful atmospheric winds that transport heat from the intensely hot day side toward the cooler night side.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

He turns away, then reconsiders, turns back, stooping toward me.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes