indirectly

Example Sentences

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The U.S. housing bubble, for instance, was financed by foreign money indirectly finding its way into mortgage-backed securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Virtually every advanced military in the world depends directly or indirectly on the country’s supply chain of rare earths.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

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

The police also advised people against publishing "speculation" online, or anything which could "directly or indirectly" identify the complainants.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

If you have in your mind any image of Nazi pageantry and power, it likely comes, directly or indirectly, from Triumph of the Will.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown