indirect

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Hastings now has direct or indirect ownership of 21,163,516 Netflix common shares, or about 0.5% of the shares outstanding.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Pakistan said the U.S. and Iran were engaged in indirect talks through messages it was relaying, and that Tehran was considering Washington’s proposals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Pakistan’s deputy prime minister Ishaq Dar posted on X External link Thursday that “US-Iran indirect talks are taking place through messages being relayed by Pakistan.”

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

ABP expects the project to support thousands of direct and indirect jobs once construction begins, with the company estimating it could unlock more than £500m in associated investment.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

A third principle is that indirect discourse is not always introduced with an expression like he said that or she thought that; sometimes it is implicit in the context.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker