direct
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Example Sentences
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The drop in international demand has affected not just in the amount of pork Spain is exporting, but also its price, having a direct impact on farmers like Saltiveri.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Fortunately, there is a more direct way to play this particular vision: EssilorLuxottica EL 0.63%increase; green up pointing triangle , the under-the-radar $100-billion company that manufactures the tech giant’s Ray-Ban smartglasses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
While not framed as a direct response to the earlier controversy, the casting offers a quiet rebuttal to the narrative that once surrounded him.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
"What makes this question so hard to answer is that direct observations are very sparse in northern Alaska," says Rawlins, extension associate professor of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences at UMass Amherst.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
The problem, it seemed to me, was that the villagers couldn’t decide where to direct their anger.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
