indirectly

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Through a trust, he also indirectly controls voting shares that represent nearly 46 million common shares upon conversion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

In Burkina Faso, around four million of the country's 23 million inhabitants depend directly or indirectly on the cotton sector.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Messages are certainly being passed from the US to Iran, but indirectly, via intermediaries like Pakistan that enjoy good relations with both governments.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The movies of the 1930s also resonated with audiences by speaking to the harsh times people were living through, either directly or indirectly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Both in New York and Chicago, non-Muslims whom I knew began to tell me indirectly they had heard—or they would ask me if I had heard.

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