towards
Britishpreposition
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in the direction or vicinity of
towards London
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with regard to
her feelings towards me
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as a contribution or help to
money towards a new car
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just before
towards one o'clock
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in comparison with
it's no work towards having to do it by hand
Example Sentences
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One of the boats had departed Pucallpa to the north on Sunday and was travelling towards the riverside communities of Caco Macaya, Curiaca del Caco, and Pueblo Nuevo del Caco, local media reports.
From BBC
AWS capex as a percentage of revenue has increased from 41% in 2024 to an estimated 77% in 2025, but Helfstein expects that to trend toward 56% in 2027, “effectively returning towards historical norms.”
From MarketWatch
It warned that artists and other creators were becoming "collateral damage in the race by governments and corporations towards AI dominance".
From BBC
“It feels like investors, big and small are feeling very cautious towards cryptos in the short term at least, amid fears about overvaluations in risk assets that have prompted traders to cut their positions in speculative assets like cryptos,” said Victoria Scholar, head of investment at interactive investor, in a note to clients.
From MarketWatch
Even if competitive intensity remains unchanged, Daiwa expects a gradual sequential improvement in 1Q and 2Q of 2026, as Meituan’s focus will shift towards high-value orders, they note.
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