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/ daɪ-, dɪˈrɛkʃənz /

plural noun

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

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For the US central bank, the risk of higher inflation and the chance of weakening growth and employment pull policymakers in different directions.

From Barron's

The box shattered with a resounding crack, and I threw my hands up as needle-sharp splinters of glass sprayed in all directions.

From Literature

“There has been a drastic decrease in product tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz in both westbound and eastbound directions,” Loick Buisson says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Large bodies shifted positions, sending smaller objects in many directions.

From Science Daily

It isn‘t particularly intuitive, in that prices and yields move in opposite directions. It isn‘t especially transparent: Minute-by-minute trading isn’t easy for the average investor to track.

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