"leftward" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From left + -ward.",
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      "form": "more leftward",
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          "ref": "2012, Catherine M. Otto, The Practice of Clinical Echocardiography, →ISBN, page 191:",
          "text": "This is seen as abnormal rapid leftward motion of the septum during preejection followed by rightward (paradoxical) motion.",
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          "ref": "2019 March 25, Tiana Lowe, “How the Russia #Resistance nuked the Never Trump movement”, in Washington Examiner, Washington, D.C.: MediaDC, Clarity Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-03-25:",
          "text": "Yes, the Democratic Party's sharp leftward pivot might have nuked the Never Trump movement all on its own, because it is leaving no sane alternatives to [Donald] Trump.",
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        "To or from the left."
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          "text": "Rightward and leftward rise the rocks",
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