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indirectly

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


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What the economy needs, he added, is AI-plus: A broadening out of investment to include a number of other industries indirectly tied to artificial intelligence, or not at all.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

“Around 10 million jobs are estimated to be directly or indirectly tied to Iran’s digital economy,” said Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, an economist specializing in the Middle East at Philipps-Universität Marburg in Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Most intergalactic gas has only been observed indirectly by measuring how it absorbs light from bright objects behind it.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Grover lodged an appeal against that verdict, but on Friday, the Federal Court dismissed it and further found that Tickle was directly - rather than indirectly - discriminated against by Grover.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

If he could not exert his great powers of persuasion directly, he could at least attempt to do so indirectly.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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