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/ daɪ-, dɪˈrɛkʃənz /

plural noun

  1. (sometimes singular) instructions for doing something or for reaching a place

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While they might be headed in different directions, each of the Mag Seven still has an outsize influence on the market.

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I couldn’t get directions since Google Maps wouldn’t load—and I didn’t have my MapQuest printout because it wasn’t 2002.

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"This discovery reminds us that nature still holds many chemical surprises. Extremophilic cyanobacteria reveal uncommon molecules that can inspire new directions in basic science and sustainable biotechnology," concludes Prof. Kageyama.

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While De Guindos reiterated the ECB’s language that inflation remains in a good place in the currency area, he said geopolitical and trade pressures could push inflation in different directions.

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When many atomic spins line up, either pointing the same way or in opposite directions, they generate the familiar magnetic forces used in everyday technologies like computers and smartphones.

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