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indirect

[in-duh-rekt, -dahy-] / ˌɪn dəˈrɛkt, -daɪ- /


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Such discrepancies could provide indirect evidence of previously unknown particles.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026

Chinese buyers have reportedly turned to intermediaries and indirect purchases to access Nvidia chips as both the U.S. and China maintain constraints.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

“That’s starting to be a pretty significant elevation of sea level that has both direct and indirect contributions from El Niño, plus the background warming of the ocean.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

City hall says the movie, which is unnamed but whose title will contain the word Madrid, will generate almost 1,200 direct jobs and nearly 2,300 indirect jobs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Estraven when in power had never done so, and it was not in the Karhidish vein: their government was not a public performance, normally; it was covert and indirect.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin


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