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direct

[dih-rekt, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ- /










Usage

What are other ways to say direct? To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To conduct is to precede or escort them to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To lead is to bring them onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray.

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"The foreign direct investment pool is actually widespread because there are other countries, other sectors which are also attracting investment," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

In 2024, aiming to revive the sluggish property market, Beijing announced a real estate “white list,” a financing program to direct bank lending to approved projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Scottish government said the review, which got under way this week and is due to report back next summer, would consider the "direct experiences of women, families and staff at every level of care".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In addition to Rhimes and Nardini, who was also a writer on “Scandal,” “Queen Charlotte” and “Inventing Anna,” frequent Rhimes collaborator Tom Verica will direct and executive produce on the upcoming limited series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“This is where your mom and I used to come. There’s another way to get here. More direct, through a thicket of koa trees. But you found it all the same.”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

It also carries information that directs the new DNA to a precise location within the T cell genome.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

But sometimes the law Congress enacts explicitly directs the judiciary to defer to the views of federal agencies who have studied a difficult problem and made evidence-based recommendations.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Games Agreement directs LA28 to work with the mayor, city attorney, city administrative officer and chief legislative analyst on matters related to the Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

She directs that fitness income into a separate bank account — what she calls her “fun bucket” — to self-fund a community-focused lifestyle brand under her own LLC.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Mrs. Hameed directs one of the eighth-graders to pour in the soaked rice with its water.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

These accolades came after he directed two comic-book adaptations for Hollywood studios: “Blade II” and “Hellboy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

His portrayal of Major Chauhan in Prahaar – a film he also directed – won him praise.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

While the first film, directed by David Fincher, cleverly used a nonlinear narrative and legal spats to make the rise of Facebook a suspenseful yarn, the second one is far more ambitious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The actor is starring alongside the Oscar-winning Mikey Madison in "The Social Reckoning," the drama directed and written by Aaron Sorkin that delves into the inner workings of Facebook.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

She directed the boat around a peninsula and began to paddle east.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

"He's got comms with me while I'm directing," says Naicker.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Danya Taymor, who won the Tony Award in 2024 for directing the musical, didn’t want to separate fight and dance choreography.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Now, you download an app, open a chat window and start directing your agent to run digital errands, day or night, right on your phone or laptop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

She now represents a central Austin district in the Texas House, where she’s worked on a wide set of education issues, from directing more tax dollars to neighborhood public schools to curbing standardized testing.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Katsutaka Idogawa, the mayor of Futaba, helped organize the patients who were being evacuated, directing them onto buses to move them out of the danger zone.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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