direct
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The announcements came on the eve of a fourth round of US-hosted direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
"We employ a straightforward stacking approach to integrate ultra-thin materials with metasurfaces, overcoming the technical challenges of direct material growth on photonic structures, and enabling further advances in valleytronics," Dr. Xing said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
“Initially, he maintained a greater distance, which is why direct contact was not made at the time,” the document reads.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
One option is to make direct payments to medical providers or educational institutions on someone else’s behalf for qualified expenses.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Mike Burry was odd in his desire to remain insulated from public opinion, and even direct human contact, and to focus instead on hard data and the incentives that guide future human financial behavior.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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