he went for the other directions vs he went in the other directions

Some examples from the web:

• Then he went in this direction...
• I have no idea which direction he went...
• He did not know the direction he went.
• I have no idea which direction he went...
• No, I think I kind of went in the other direction.
• Which direction he went in, what he was wearing, something.
• He said they went another direction.
• In the European Union, they went in the other direction.
• Whatever direction he went in brought him right back to playing soccer, right?
• You see which direction he went after the attack?
• You could see him dropping Hotch off, but the camera's only on the entrance, so I have no idea what direction he went, once he left the hospital.
• Her footprints go this way, someone also went in this direction.
• The giant went in that direction.
• We had some fun but went in different directions, ended totally civil.
• You said Bash knows the direction they went in.
• Your wife went off in the direction of the station.
• I went in a different direction.
• They passed through and went off in that direction.
• It rose and went down in different directions each time.
• Every direction I went, there was a lake.

Some examples from the web:

• Then he went in this direction...
• No, I think I kind of went in the other direction.
• Which direction he went in, what he was wearing, something.
• In the European Union, they went in the other direction.
• Whatever direction he went in brought him right back to playing soccer, right?
• Her footprints go this way, someone also went in this direction.
• The giant went in that direction.
• We had some fun but went in different directions, ended totally civil.
• I have no idea which direction he went...
• He did not know the direction he went.
• I have no idea which direction he went...
• You said Bash knows the direction they went in.
• I went in a different direction.
• We came over from Korea together, but we went in different directions.
• So our lives, our interests just went in different directions.
• He said they went another direction.
• It does a little double dance, and then it heads back in exactly the same direction it went in the first place.
• The EU proposal was good; it went in the right direction, and we should have liked to improve it.
• I believe that, in the end, this went in a positive direction.
• Guys, we're asking you to please, please come back here or call in if you find anything, no matter how small it is, that might indicate what direction he went in.