direct
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The company’s Hugo system is styled as a direct competitor to Intuitive’s Da Vinci robot.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The drug, called mirvetuximab soravtansine, is a known as a "biological missile" as it delivers chemotherapy drugs direct to the cancerous tissue rather than to the whole body - reducing debilitating side-effects.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
"For decades, we've observed tremendous variability in how autism manifests, but we lacked direct evidence that these differences reflected distinct underlying biology," said Dr. Alessandro Gozzi, at Italian Institute of Technology.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
From the tee, you have a choice to hit down the wide and welcoming left fairway or the narrower right one, which is a more direct path to the green.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Aunt Kitty kept that eyebrow raised, so I tried to direct us back to the case at hand.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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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