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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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Yet Navatek had “zero people” capable of doing the research it was pitching, said a former executive with direct knowledge of the work.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Essentially, sleep disruption appeared to reach a certain level early in the disease process rather than increasing in direct proportion to the amount of amyloid in the brain.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Officers remained at the scene to de-escalate the situation and direct a crowd of onlookers away from the area, police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

In a Monday note, Barclays analyst Ajay Rajadhyaksha drew a direct parallel to the March 2023 regional-banking panic, when the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank triggered fears of an all-out recession.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Bobby’s prediction was calm and direct, and reveals his belief in himself and his abilities.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Paul Cremo, who directs the Met's commissioning program, said creating the other-worldly universe for "Bardo" -- in which tendrils engulf singers and ghosts explode -- challenged the Met's technical staff.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Its platform models customers’ artificial intelligence use cases and then directs those demands toward the hardware best suited for their level of complexity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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 muscles of his cheeks stood out from clenched jaws, a man afraid who by his will held his fears in check as a great rider directs a panicked horse.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

Counting earlier pledges by its founders and employees, Anthropic said about a fifth of its stock will be directed to public benefit, with more possible if it hits valuation targets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Late last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he is creating a four-star combatant command for autonomous warfare, which will be directed to buy new drones and robotics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

A further look into recent statistics shows the high praise directed at PSG and Barca is warranted.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Originally scheduled for January 2026, the compliance deadline was proposed to be extended to July 2028; Congress subsequently directed the FDA not to enforce the rule before then.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

Then Bobby’s royal displeasure was directed at another Icelander, Gudmundur Thorarinsson.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

It showed that the signals directing these T cells originate in lymph nodes located outside the brain.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

“It is common practice for tech companies to offer escalating compensation awards to their executives. We are instead directing that equity to the public benefit,” Anthropic said in a statement.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Williams told the inquiry there were "outside forces" that seemed to him to be directing the course of the investigation.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

His arguments were strong, and he delivered them with courage, clarity and a disarming good humor that was magnified by his directing them at ideas, not people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Welles insisted on controlling set design, costumes, and props, as well as directing and acting.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow


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