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A portion of this increase is due to relief from direct US tariffs on Brazilian goods -- from which civil aircraft and aerospace products have been exempt.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Across our direct lending strategy, credit health remains strong,” Blue Owl’s co-CEO Marc Lipschultz said on his firm’s quarterly call with Wall Street analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Davis and his defence team have argued that the book was co-authored and sections were embellished or fictionalised to make a profit, and they should not be viewed as direct admissions.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The shows are set to generate about $608 million in direct production spending in state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Though we can learn much about the Fox sisters’ actions from their believers and detractors, we have little direct evidence for what Maggie or Kate truly thought or felt about their lives.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
A metacrystal that directs light along more stable pathways could help prevent some of that energy from being lost.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Louis Leterrier directs Wagner Moura and Greta Lee in a film about a family trapped in their house by torrential rain and a mysterious force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I asked Lukas Crepaz, who directs the Salzburg Festival’s administrative and business operations, whether it would be possible and whether there still is time for the Salzburg and L.A. to collaboration on an opera production.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
That’s leading to the rise of model routing — a technique that directs queries to the most suitable AI model.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Cressida directs the team to start with me at my old house.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
The mayor also directed city departments to halt plans to rebuild the warehouse "until the health and safety of the community are protected".
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Not all the proposed funding is directed to controversial groups, our reporting found.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
The concentrated sunlight can then be directed onto the tiny nonlinear crystal responsible for producing the entangled photons.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
“We first met when Jay directed a couple of episodes of ‘New Girl,’” Simone explained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
He pointed two fingers, and the dogs began to run around him in a perfect circle; a closed fist then directed them to rise to their hind legs and yip.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Perhaps even more telling: All five directing nominees in the doc/nonfiction space helmed celebrity-centric works.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
That natural preference can prevent researchers from directing reactions toward other potentially useful pathways.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Asked if the new orders would withstand judicial scrutiny, Trump predicted they would, before directing the question to White House staff secretary Will Scharf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The second order, meanwhile, seeks to end the practice of birth tourism by directing the departments of state and homeland security to enhance regulations and expand enforcement against the practice.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
He looped a rope and cast it over a jutting leg, directing Gurgi and Eilonwy to pull when he signaled.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing direct
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Ancient Greece, Lessons 1–3
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Academy Awards, List 6
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