indirectly
Example Sentences
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China indirectly rode to the rescue of the global oil market when the Strait of Hormuz closed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Additionally, CNN reported, it will be “financed with the help of sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi that will indirectly own just under a 50-percent equity stake in the merged Paramount–WBD.”
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
It also argued that shareholders of listed Tata companies are indirectly affected by Tata Sons' decisions, even though they have no direct voting rights in the holding company.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
RedBird indirectly holds the remaining 22.5% of the Class A shares.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Several facts suggested that the robins were being poisoned, not so much by direct contact with the insecticides as indirectly, by eating earthworms.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
