direct product
noun
: cartesian product
especially
: a group that is the Cartesian product of two other groups
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For one thing, the foreign direct product rule can extend Washington’s jurisdiction only to where there is a U.S. technology hook—for example, the presence of a U.S. chip or a foreign chip made with U.S. technology.
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Nikita Lalwani, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2025
Many TikTok creators start with direct product sales through TikTok Shop.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Either way, the pivot is a direct product of the second Trump era and mirrors the president’s own trajectory with the United States government.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
Export controls, even when supercharged by the foreign direct product rule, are far less straightforward to apply than the Biden administration hoped.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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Nikita Lalwani, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2025
Many TikTok creators start with direct product sales through TikTok Shop.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Either way, the pivot is a direct product of the second Trump era and mirrors the president’s own trajectory with the United States government.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
Export controls, even when supercharged by the foreign direct product rule, are far less straightforward to apply than the Biden administration hoped.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for direct product
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“Direct product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/direct%20product. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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