sideways

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After four years as an AI leader, Nvidia stock has traded sideways between $165 and $195 since July.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“We were right there and it went sideways fast.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Together, the rapid spin and this heavy plasma environment appear to pull the magnetic field lines sideways.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Recessions are generally characterized, in the first instance, by the substitution of a sudden, sharp, upward movement in the unemployment rate for a gradual downward or sideways movement.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Somebody was torn from his sled by the wind and the dogs blew thirty miles across the ice sideways and he didn’t find them for two days.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen