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Still, Phillip Nova analyst Priyanka Sachdeva says the market feels “thin and directionless ahead of the OPEC+ meeting and the U.S. Thanksgiving lull.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Its athletic department has been labeled as impoverished and directionless, with Jarmond squarely in the crosshairs of most detractors.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

Experienced Argyle hands such as Morgan Whittaker and Joe Edwards have also been out with injury as Argyle have looked, especially away from home, directionless at times.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2024

It cultivates urgency, but only in a directionless flail.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2024

She smiled as he turned, but when he walked away her eyes were flat and directionless.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck