direct
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Another principle: Parking will be constructed at key points with direct access to outside streets leaving the interior space free of cars.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Our direct reports and colleagues, especially those with less power, are psychologically programmed to reassure us that “everything is fine.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
This page will take you direct to a World Cup highlights page on BBC iPlayer, which will have highlights for every match without telling you who has won.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Together, these capture both direct Hormuz movements and Gulf of Oman-linked flows that may involve “dark” transits, shuttle tanker movements or offshore transfers, Smith said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Everyone who met him noticed his thick football neck and his great huge head and his overbearing manner, which was interpreted as both admirably direct and a mask.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing direct
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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