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With four distinct dial colors, the hues represent the cardinal points North, South, East and West on a compass and different landscapes to explore.
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Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
The four cardinal points of space; the three stations of time.
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Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
The Four Mesopotamian Winds, an invention of Sumerian mythology that has winds blowing from what are still today variants on what are known as the four cardinal points of the compass.
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Big Think,
18 Nov. 2025
According to at least one researcher, the Minoans were using stellar navigation to trade with partners via all four cardinal points of the compass.
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Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Ever since its defeat, these have been two cardinal points in the modern German mentality – extreme caution to be financially prudent and avoid military might.
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The Christian Science Monitor,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Mar. 2025
Created from stainless steel, each of the four figures faces one of the four cardinal points, reflecting and merging with their surroundings.
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Jeanine Barone,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
One example that appears to support that view is some Australian Aborigines’s instinctive knowledge of the cardinal points without need of a compass.
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Simeon Tegel,
Washington Post,
23 June 2023
Rondon’s logs from that first afternoon show that at one time or another the river’s course flowed in the direction of each of the four cardinal points of the compass.
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Larry Rohter,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2023
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Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
The four cardinal points of space; the three stations of time.
—
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
The Four Mesopotamian Winds, an invention of Sumerian mythology that has winds blowing from what are still today variants on what are known as the four cardinal points of the compass.
—
Big Think,
18 Nov. 2025
According to at least one researcher, the Minoans were using stellar navigation to trade with partners via all four cardinal points of the compass.
—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Ever since its defeat, these have been two cardinal points in the modern German mentality – extreme caution to be financially prudent and avoid military might.
—
The Christian Science Monitor,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Mar. 2025
Created from stainless steel, each of the four figures faces one of the four cardinal points, reflecting and merging with their surroundings.
—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
One example that appears to support that view is some Australian Aborigines’s instinctive knowledge of the cardinal points without need of a compass.
—
Simeon Tegel,
Washington Post,
23 June 2023
Rondon’s logs from that first afternoon show that at one time or another the river’s course flowed in the direction of each of the four cardinal points of the compass.
—
Larry Rohter,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2023
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“Cardinal point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardinal%20point. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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