indirect

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Until now, researchers have relied on indirect clues to suggest that early humans used poison in hunting.

From Science Daily

The talks were indirect, with the Omanis acting as mediator, although Tehran did later confirm that there was a handshake.

From Barron's

Procedurally, it asserts that greenhouse gases should not be treated as pollutants in the traditional sense because their effects on human health are indirect and global rather than local.

From Barron's

Within it, Briggs describes concrete strategies that military aggressors employ to destabilize their opponents, but the indirect impacts achieve the same as the direct.

From Salon

However, Araghchi also said that despite the talks in Muscat being indirect, "an opportunity arose to shake hands with the American delegation".

From Barron's