indirect
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“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
Investors submitted $2.77 in bids for every $1 of bonds available, while indirect bidders, a category that includes foreign institutions, absorbed more than 80% of the offering.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Andhra Pradesh's government also said it expects "188,000 direct and indirect jobs to be generated".
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
“The ongoing assessment of how the energy supply shock is shaping the overall inflation outlook needs to take into account not only the direct impact but also the indirect impact via these channels,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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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