direct
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“Elevated high above the flood zone and offering 1,250 feet of direct water frontage the property unfolds with extraordinary scale and privacy.”
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
However, Becerra did receive a direct $39,200 contribution from the oil company to his campaign committee in June 2025.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
With fewer than 1 million residents, D.C.’s small population will enhance direct voter contact and retail politics of the sort always championed by advocates of New Hampshire and Iowa.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
The maneuver sends Psyche on a direct route toward its target in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
“I beg your pardon, madam,” the man said to Mother, “I have made some mistake; can you direct me to the rooms where the ‘spiritual manifestations’ are shown?”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing direct
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Ancient Greece, Lessons 1–3
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Academy Awards, List 6
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