counterclockwise
Americanadjective
adverb
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Middle School Geometry, List 1
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And like the Sons of Liberty in “Loyalty,” the villain in “The Counterclockwise Heart,” a power-hungry white villager named Guntram, uses misinformation and fear to rally an army against them.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2022
Counterclockwise winds around the storm will yank ashore a ribbon of moisture that will translate to heavy rain and appreciable mountain snows from Western Washington to Northern California.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021
Counterclockwise circulation around the cyclone as it approached from the south generated strong east to northeast downsloping offshore winds that drove up temperatures in the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2019
In Counterclockwise Langer cites studies that showed that when a medical therapy was believed in, it was 70-90% effective but only 30-40% effective when the patient was skeptical.
From Time • Oct. 25, 2014
Counterclockwise to the sun. a U. S. monoplane was winging its way over strange soil and seas.
From Time Magazine Archive
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