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The most common design requires a clockwise-turn and pull of the circular filter.
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Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al, 25 Apr. 2020
High-pressure systems are swirling, clockwise-moving patterns of airflow, where the atmospheric pressure tends to be higher than the surrounding atmosphere.
—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2020
The study found that three groups of fibers were separated and twisted clockwise like an S and once twisted, the strands were twined counterclockwise to form a cord.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 Apr. 2020
Daniele's Diamond DA42 twin-engine turbo prop plane lifted off from the Rochester airport headed south, flew counter-clockwise around the community then zig-zagged across the city.
—Brian Sharp, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2020
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Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al, 25 Apr. 2020
High-pressure systems are swirling, clockwise-moving patterns of airflow, where the atmospheric pressure tends to be higher than the surrounding atmosphere.
—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2020
The study found that three groups of fibers were separated and twisted clockwise like an S and once twisted, the strands were twined counterclockwise to form a cord.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 Apr. 2020
Daniele's Diamond DA42 twin-engine turbo prop plane lifted off from the Rochester airport headed south, flew counter-clockwise around the community then zig-zagged across the city.
—Brian Sharp, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2020
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“Clockwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clockwise. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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