directly
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Sazerac, the hostile suitor, appealed directly to Brown family members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Some fans posing questions told the actress "I love you so much", but she was not asked directly about her health.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Meanwhile, “Stars and Stripes” continues doing what it has done for generations: reporting directly to military communities.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
To investigate whether Roseburia might directly influence muscle strength rather than simply being associated with it, the researchers conducted an experiment involving 32 mice.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Yet, the book did not directly accuse any individual medium of fraud.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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