indirect
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The order also prevented him from having any direct or indirect dealings with a number of other boats run by his company.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The milestone came as mediator Pakistan delivered a message to Iran's supreme leader following weeks of indirect negotiations punctuated by tit-for-tat threats and sporadic exchanges of fire.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
My first indirect encounter with a Boy Mom happened via a Facebook post from a mother with an important message for the teen girls of social media.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
Effective in July, the rules also ban indirect transfers of restricted technology and data through cross-border personnel deployments, training programs or technical guidance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 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
Vocabulary lists containing indirect
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