each way

British

adjective

Also: both ways. US term: across-the-board. horse racing (of a bet) made on the same runner or contestant to win or come second or third in a race

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Further headlines that pull sentiment each way will likely persist.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Durde followed him from team to team and O'Driscoll drove him across London twice a week, a two-hour trip each way, so that he could keep playing.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

The train costs $3.75 each way, while driving and parking costs $10.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 25, 2026

To see a doctor, she was bused nearly three hours each way to a medical center in Monroe, La.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

“What is that, an hour each way by ferry?”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

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