indirect
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Any touch of the ball with the hand or arm by a defender will be a penalty, or an indirect free-kick for a backpass if it is the goalkeeper.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
France's Environment Minister Monique Barbut warned that data from the country's national statistics agency suggested the recent heatwaves could rack up €10bn to €15bn in direct and indirect costs.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
RWE said it will instead invest $900 million to acquire an indirect 16% stake in a liquefied natural gas terminal in Louisiana and $300 million to support the development of natural gas turbines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
This misdirection masked Washington’s responsibility for $2.7 trillion in U.S. financial sector losses and $4.1 trillion globally, alongside massive indirect destruction—a $14 trillion loss in U.S. output and $19 trillion in evaporated household wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The referee was right: Plutarch’s experience was an indirect experience, just as Aristotle’s phenomena were based on other people’s experiences; Garzoni’s and della Porta’s experiences were based on real, personally performed tests.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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