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indirect

[in-duh-rekt, -dahy-] / ˌɪn dəˈrɛkt, -daɪ- /


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Andhra Pradesh's government also said it expects "188,000 direct and indirect jobs to be generated".

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

“The ongoing assessment of how the energy supply shock is shaping the overall inflation outlook needs to take into account not only the direct impact but also the indirect impact via these channels,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

One is indirect, based on predictions of our cosmological model tuned to match the patterns in the cosmic microwave background, the faint afterglow of the Big Bang.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

But the reality is that it is impossible to unweave the tapestry of football history during that time and since - too much has happened and there are too many indirect consequences.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Estraven when in power had never done so, and it was not in the Karhidish vein: their government was not a public performance, normally; it was covert and indirect.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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