indirectly

Example Sentences

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The U.S. housing bubble, for instance, was financed by foreign money indirectly finding its way into mortgage-backed securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Certain types of cash-value life insurance can also play a role in indirectly reducing or even avoiding some RMDs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Virtually every advanced military in the world depends directly or indirectly on the country’s supply chain of rare earths.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

"What I can say today is that there have been seven deaths directly or indirectly related to the heat," government spokesperson Maud Bregeon told television broadcaster TF1 on Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Most commonly, you’d hear them referred to indirectly, in connection with an object or a chore.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro