directly
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The proposed measure would require federally designated community clinics to spend at least 90% of their revenues on activities directly related to their mission of providing care for low-income populations.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Whether the plumber directly caused the problem, failed to identify an underlying issue, or repaired one faulty component only for another to reveal itself, the result is the same: the cistern does not function properly.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Scientists believe they absorbed nutrients directly from the surrounding seawater.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
But the order doesn’t directly confront the core problem: Increasingly capable AI will be developed globally regardless of what Washington decides.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
At Weil’s Furriers, directly across the street, the group stopped.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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