direct route
Example Sentences
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Helena Rowland's play-making skills at inside centre give England plenty, but not the direct route to the line that the injured Tatyana Heard offered.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Highway 2, the most direct route from greater Seattle, where nearly 60% of the money spent in Leavenworth originates—and severed access to a major ski resort.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Welker went for a more direct route, asking Trump bluntly if he felt the need to "uphold the Constitution."
From Salon • May 4, 2025
Bird flu just might have found a direct route toward infecting more humans.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024
They provided the most direct route between Florin and Guilder, but no one ever used them, sailing instead the long way, many miles around.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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