indirectly

Example Sentences

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The U.S. housing bubble, for instance, was financed by foreign money indirectly finding its way into mortgage-backed securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Virtually every advanced military in the world depends directly or indirectly on the country’s supply chain of rare earths.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

What the economy needs, he added, is AI-plus: A broadening out of investment to include a number of other industries indirectly tied to artificial intelligence, or not at all.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Cogen sold a combined 986,540 indirectly owned shares across five trusts and holding companies that he manages, fetching a total of $106 million.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Directly and indirectly nearly one-fifth of Chicago’s population depended on the yards for its economic survival.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson