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leftwards

British  
/ ˈlɛftwədz /

adverb

  1. towards or on the left

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Then Darlow, who was perhaps unsighted, sprawled leftwards to turn away Lo Celso’s placed effort.

From The Guardian Sep. 27, 2020

What worries a section of them isn't so much the leftwards drift of the party but a perceived lack of competence.

From BBC Nov. 20, 2015

For example, swiping a finger quickly leftwards along the keys deletes the previous word, while sliding a thumb along them more slowly moves the cursor in the same direction.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2014

Alongside his late friend Bob Crow, Serwotka has often been pegged as a member of organised labour’s “awkward squad”: not Labour-affiliated and keen to push the union movement leftwards.

From The Guardian Sep. 5, 2014

Part of the Austrian foot fled, leftwards, southwards, as their right wing of horse had all done, up the Moldau.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 by Carlyle, Thomas

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