true north
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“It has truly been the honor of a lifetime to work with each of you every day, keeping journalism as our true north and our viewers at the center of everything we do.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2025
The hade is essentially the tilt of the sample, while the azimuth is the absolute direction the sample is pointing relative to true north.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024
While promising to modernize the agency’s technology, address its paperwork burden and audit high-income earners, Werfel says he will be “unyielding in following my true north to increase public trust.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023
Dr. Miller, in a white suit jacket and dark trousers, promised to remind Mr. Kenyatta of his true north, North Philadelphia.
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2022
The pyramid and the rest of the city are oriented on a rectilinear grid 15° 25” from true north, a direction that may have aligned with the cave mouth.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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