directly

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To understand them better, the Curiosity team aimed to investigate the ridges directly and collect detailed measurements.

From Science Daily

"This is the Zygopush," Marvin tells me, while pressing his thumbs directly under his cheekbones and massaging upwards towards his ears in an attempt to hollow out his cheeks.

From BBC

In a series of statements explaining the decision, the firm said it did not "list markets directly tied to death", noting that its terms had included that carve-out.

From BBC

While the federal government didn’t respond directly to the claims at the time, Wright said Friday that the administration “remains committed to putting all Americans and their energy security first.”

From Barron's

The less happy story is that my generation’s unprecedented financial success is now directly hindering our offsprings’ ability to similarly flourish.

From Barron's