indirect
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Prices for oil had taken a dive earlier this week, with Brent and WTI both losing more than 7% on Monday on reports of indirect mediation efforts between the U.S. and Iran.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
“That’s starting to be a pretty significant elevation of sea level that has both direct and indirect contributions from El Niño, plus the background warming of the ocean.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
City hall says the movie, which is unnamed but whose title will contain the word Madrid, will generate almost 1,200 direct jobs and nearly 2,300 indirect jobs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
It’s also an indirect lifeline to the private sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
They were involute, introvert, indirect; they did not like questions and answers.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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