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indirection

[in-duh-rek-shuhn, -dahy-] / ˌɪn dəˈrɛk ʃən, -daɪ- /


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“The same hallmarks we listen for in Rorem’s music will be found in his essays a well: indirection, instinctive grace, intellectual aplomb, a lyrical line.”

From Seattle Times Nov. 18, 2022

The effect of these lines, which reach back into the past while projecting far into the future, is that of a rebus, with the stunning phrase “the final whereabouts” offering one more breath of indirection.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2022

There are two levels of indirection from the core business of Robinhood.

From The Verge Mar. 22, 2022

These constitutional questions get messier as lawmakers add layers of legislative indirection.

From Slate Oct. 1, 2020

Back in Harlem, he had often liked to get at something through this kind of indirection.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey



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