indirect

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However, it may be the indirect consequences of higher oil prices that hit the U.S. economy the hardest.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The industry at Morbi provides direct and indirect employment to nearly a million people, according to government statistics.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

However, those conclusions were based on instruments located far from the fault zone, meaning the observations were indirect.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Pakistan said the U.S. and Iran were engaged in indirect talks through messages it was relaying, and that Tehran was considering Washington’s proposals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

West Computing no longer existed as a physical space, but its alumni pushed their minds and hands in the service of the space program— though in Dorothy Vaughans case, it was an indirect effort.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly