direct
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Instead, her agent would tell her she was going to Palm Beach for a "direct booking", Anya says.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Even Amazon can recognize the importance of a piece of direct mail that makes holiday shopping less likely to cause choice paralysis.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
He wouldn’t give a direct answer to numerous Democrats who asked the question.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026
OpenAI is also working on its own hardware, to create a direct relationship with consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
In effect, he used the inherent ambiguity of the offensive statement to evade any direct response to Burr.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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The nanoparticles carried messenger RNA that directs cells to produce PTEN, a protein that helps prevent uncontrolled tumor growth.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
The contract directs Capitol Hill-headquartered Ervin Graves Strategy Group to engage with the US Congress and government, and facilitate meetings including with Pentagon and National Security Council officials.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Whether she directs that talent toward good or evil varies from episode to episode, but she embodies the scrappy, anarchic spirit of old-time New York.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
Blumenfield’s initiative directs the Bureau of Sanitation to develop a plan for expanding local composting across the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Then, with kindness, Gomez directs Enrique to Carlos Carrasco, the mayor of Las Anonas.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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That welcome, though, has now been withdrawn, and there have been some hostile social media campaigns in Indonesia directed against the Rohingyas.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Now, policies are seemingly directed at obscuring conditions in the for-profit facility operated by The GEO Group.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Mr. Netanyahu has directed Israel’s diplomacy for 16 of the past 17 years, resulting in many formal and informal alignments with nations that had long been among Israel’s sworn enemies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Increased uptake activated molecular signals that directed proteins inside the neurons to cut apart sections of the skeleton.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Was that unusual curtness directed at her, or was it something else?
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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BBC Newsbeat has approached the company for more information, but received a reply from the company's liquidators, directing us to their case documents published online, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
In addition, it may improve MRI guided cancer treatments by directing RF energy more precisely for procedures such as tumor hyperthermia or thermal tissue ablation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
If the calls continue, consider sending a written request directing the collector to communicate only with you.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Dugan was convicted in December of directing a man wanted by immigration authorities to leave her courtroom through a secured back hallway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Mr. Thompson asked, directing the question to Headmaster Clarkson.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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Ancient Greece, Lessons 1–3
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Academy Awards, List 6
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