outwards
Britishadverb
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“My plan is to open that up so that we build outwards, not just upwards, increasing the amount of space we use for housing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Many videos on social media promoting lymphatic massage show a woman either standing sideways, facing the front or perhaps lying down with her stomach showing a slight - and very normal - curve outwards.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Its momentum initially drives ash outwards in every direction – spreading hundreds of kilometers before high-altitude winds take over and carry fine ash thousands of kilometers downwind within a day.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Thursday's inflation data, however, was well in line with analyst's expectations, as high fuel prices have begun to ripple outwards across the US economy.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Fixed to the front of it was something that looked like a fencing mask, with the concave side outwards.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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