indirectly
Example Sentences
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"People can only express themselves indirectly," Li says.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
A Scottish court ruled last year that the approvals failed to consider the carbon emissions the projects would indirectly generate, meaning both must reapply.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Tencent’s stance echoes Meta’s early messaging on AI investment returns, which were expected to come indirectly through ad-targeting improvements before shifting toward external compute services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Known as special-purpose vehicles, the funds hold shares in private companies either directly or indirectly, by investing themselves in other funds with stakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Today two more families would be in mourning in the town of Guadalupe, and indirectly the far-off war of the Japanese and the Germans had come to claim two victims in New Mexico.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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