indirectly
Example Sentences
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The family of the boy, named Mael, has said in a statement that he had "absolutely no involvement, whether directly or indirectly, in any activist or political activity whatsoever".
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
China indirectly rode to the rescue of the global oil market when the Strait of Hormuz closed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Additionally, CNN reported, it will be “financed with the help of sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi that will indirectly own just under a 50-percent equity stake in the merged Paramount–WBD.”
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
But the law still stipulated that prime ministers of those faiths could not be involved - "directly or indirectly" - in advising during the process of making Church appointments.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
I could see they were willing to help the band and indirectly me, because I was dying to go to Europe, so I was grateful to them.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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