indirect
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Efforts to establish negotiations have been ongoing since a ceasefire agreement in November 2024, with US envoys previously mediating indirect talks between the two sides.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The talks themselves are expected to be indirect: the two delegations sitting in separate rooms with Pakistani officials shuttling proposals between them, mirroring the format used in earlier Oman-mediated rounds.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Other indirect costs, related to the cost of fuel and packaging, tend to hit later.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
“We need to move at some point to control the indirect effects,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
“You just ask them which tastes better, and by that indirect method you get a picture of what their true motivations are.”
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing indirect
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