indirectly
Example Sentences
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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
“I apologise to all that were directly or indirectly affected, as well as to everyone who felt like we did not handle the situation like we should have,” Fürste wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 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
Instead, Jason was indirectly the cause of his death.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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