direct
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The new human study provides direct evidence supporting that idea.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Others were disciplined even if they did not make any direct comments about Kirk or his death.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners should direct you to the insurance commissioner in your state.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026
At the same time, institutional asset manager Sun Life launched its own C$5 billion initiative to take direct debt and equity stakes in major national projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Arcanum Operator, how may I direct your call?” said a voice on the other end.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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The council’s vote Tuesday, which directs the city attorney to draft language extending such protections to workers in the fast-food industry, was approved 10 to 2, with Councilmembers John Lee and Traci Park opposed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
In addition to spreading out the strain on manufacturing partners, Apple’s phased rollout also directs more attention to its higher-end phones.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Also returning from the original are Cree Summer, Dawnn Lewis and Allen, who directs the first episode.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Rather than proposing a dedicated decision-making system that directs behavior, James suggests that sensory, sensorimotor, and motor processes together produce what he calls 'action selection.'
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
He directs his gaze at a patch of sand between his feet as he makes this de-claration; then he stops talking.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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The increases were directed at passenger vehicles filling up beyond their allocated quotas and come after Tehran already cut the monthly subsidized allocations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Movement for Progressive Judaism said "while the vulnerability of British Jews must not be ignored" measures directed at Israeli settlements "are not the same as an attack on Jews".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
This is the fifth play by Hunter that John Perrin Flynn, Rogue Machine’s founding artistic director, has directed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"We found that the inferred acceleration is directed mainly along the direction that we are moving locally, as indicated by the hotspot in the cosmic microwave background, and dies away with distance," explains Professor Sarkar.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Pass your homework to the person in front of you,” she directed.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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Apted went on to become a big name in Hollywood, directing blockbusters including James Bond's The World Is Not Enough, but he always returned to the show and said it was his most significant achievement.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Waugh said the chase had been a highlight of his directing career.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Hargitay also received an Emmy for directing the film and Tony Hardmon won for cinematography.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
After this article was published, Justice Department spokeswoman Emily Covington said the official who sent the Wednesday email directing the pause had misunderstood a directive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Let’s go,” Jake says, directing me away from the line of his fellow Exclusion Guards.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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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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