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   direction

   • In welche Richtung ist er gegangen?

     Which direction did he go?

     Tatoeba · Zaghawa · CC BY 2.0 FR

   • Wir fahren in die richtige Richtung.

     We're headed in the right direction.

     Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

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   school of thought, branch, subfield — also used in a wider sense of "type" in certain compounds

Formen in hellerer Schrift sind nach den üblichen Deklinationsregeln aus Nominativ, Genitiv und Plural abgeleitet.

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   towards, to — in the context of larger scale orientation; arrival at the location is not implied