direct
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Example Sentences
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The drop in international demand has affected not just in the amount of pork Spain is exporting, but also its price, having a direct impact on farmers like Saltiveri.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
The shoot downs and the high-risk mission required to recover both crew members signal a more dangerous phase of the conflict, with direct confrontations increasing and no clear off-ramp in sight.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Fortunately, there is a more direct way to play this particular vision: EssilorLuxottica EL 0.63%increase; green up pointing triangle , the under-the-radar $100-billion company that manufactures the tech giant’s Ray-Ban smartglasses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
"What makes this question so hard to answer is that direct observations are very sparse in northern Alaska," says Rawlins, extension associate professor of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences at UMass Amherst.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
He was direct to a fault and made me feel like my skin was two sizes too small.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
