indirectly

Example Sentences

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The remainder - they told BBC Verify - would be "indirect" job losses, meaning people that benefit from the oil and gas industry indirectly such as taxi drivers and hospitality workers.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

“Until now, every energy source on Earth has indirectly come from the sun,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

He indirectly owned 32,010 shares through an investment entity and an additional 726,542 shares through an annuity trust.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Arora now owns 343,394 shares of the company directly and a combined 758,552 additional shares indirectly through two trusts.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

Both in New York and Chicago, non-Muslims whom I knew began to tell me indirectly they had heard—or they would ask me if I had heard.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey