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/ daɪ-, dɪˈrɛkʃənz /

plural noun

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

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"When all you see is ice in all directions, to think of that ice being gone in the recent geological past and again in the future is just really humbling," he says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

The divergence between a weak automobile market and surging data-center demand could send semiconductor stocks in opposite directions the rest of the year, according to Mizuho Securities.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Instead of increasing together, the two properties moved in opposite directions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a truce for Orthodox Easter, with Vladimir Putin saying he's ordered Russian troops to cease fire "in all directions" this weekend.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

His eyelids were freezing together, and soon they would be bound shut as ice pellets whipped his face from all directions.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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