direct
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By September, they claim, lawyers representing some of the families informed them they should cease direct contact, pending legal action.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
I typically book direct but used Chase Travel to book a hotel in Slovenia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
But far from strengthening Iran's position across the region, Khatib argues that this week's direct talks in Washington between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors have started the process of removing Lebanon from Iran's hands.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
This allows the executives at DoorDash to extract often-excruciating hours of work from people like Simmons, without having to pay benefits or salaries that direct employees would receive.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
No map has ever yet shown the river...I can direct any man where to find this river...rivers stay put, so that the discovery we have made may be verified.”
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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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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