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England's fielding was sharp, best demonstrated by Liam Dawson's direct hit to run out Eshan Malinga.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

“He is direct, thoughtful, and deeply cares about this company. That is exactly what you want in a chairman.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

At the national level, direct data-center water consumption is roughly 3% of what golf courses use.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

As a student at the AFI Conservatory, Bonilla had directed a short film version of “The Musical” that writer Alexander Heller, aware of her affinity for comedy, had conceived for Bonilla to direct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Folks were parking on the grass, and Tidings was beside himself, running to their car windows, flailing his arms and trying to direct them to the back lot.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Quip-master Aaron Sorkin returns as the writer, and this time he directs as well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

In addition to spreading out the strain on manufacturing partners, Apple’s phased rollout also directs more attention to its higher-end phones.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

It also directs state officials to seek agreements with Native American tribes to integrate their traditional knowledge into managing the land.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Rather than proposing a dedicated decision-making system that directs behavior, James suggests that sensory, sensorimotor, and motor processes together produce what he calls 'action selection.'

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

Groups of people begin to peel off into marked doorways and still Boggs directs me downward, until finally the stairs end at the edge of an enormous cavern.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

As the two awkwardly navigated walking and talking through the audience, the Nvidia CEO directed Benioff to follow him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

The new film, directed by Georgia Oakley, follows the Dashwood sisters as they navigate their way through love, loss and societal expectations, following the death of their father.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

We might waste less time attending a meeting, say, than stewing over a comment directed at us in the real or virtual conference room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

As Peter Brook, who directed the 1958 Broadway premiere starring Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt, wrote in “The Empty Space,” “If you just let a play speak, it may not make a sound.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Then he directed his teeth at my arm and chomped the air twice.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

The process begins by directing antimuons from PSI's accelerator into a thin layer of superfluid helium.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

“For over 1,000 episodes of television, the great James Burrows set a standard of comedy directing that will be cherished and studied for generations to come,” Curtis said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Apted went on to become a big name in Hollywood, directing blockbusters including James Bond's The World Is Not Enough, but he always returned to the show and said it was his most significant achievement.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Waugh said the chase had been a highlight of his directing career.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Which is how I ended up here instead of directing six-year-olds in Fiddler on the Roof at the JCC.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera