outwards
Britishadverb
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“We’ve got to allow ourselves to build outwards, not just upwards, and we’ve got to end the bias against single family homes,” Hilton said at a March forum hosted by the California Assn. of Realtors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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
"I'm a pragmatist, a British pragmatist, applying common sense," the prime minister told us on the plane, saying his desire was to "make Britain face outwards again."
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
"You have this self-interacting dark matter which transports energy, and it tends to transport energy outwards in these halos," says Gurian.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 19, 2026
Drums had begun to beat, the fire was blazing fiercely, great long orange tongues consuming the fuel and thrusting upwards and sometimes outwards as if to engulf the watchers.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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