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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
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Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
The money for movies is allocated indirectly, through independent foundations, such as the Israel Film Fund.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Although Hawking radiation has not yet been directly observed, researchers have recently observed it indirectly.
—Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The proposal would also eliminate a swap program used by foreigners to access the market indirectly.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
According to the filings, the revelation of the demand came indirectly, as part of Jackson’s daughter Paris Jackson’s own dispute with the estate’s attorneys.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 25 Sep. 2025
A lot of the films are directly or indirectly in conversation with the current political moment.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
His death was ruled a homicide because it was indirectly caused by the shooting.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Only a few dozen have been directly imaged; the vast majority have been detected indirectly, primarily through the transit method (when a planet moves across a star and slightly dims its light) or radial velocity measurements (stars wobbling slightly because a planet is in orbit).
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
The money for movies is allocated indirectly, through independent foundations, such as the Israel Film Fund.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Although Hawking radiation has not yet been directly observed, researchers have recently observed it indirectly.
—Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The proposal would also eliminate a swap program used by foreigners to access the market indirectly.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
According to the filings, the revelation of the demand came indirectly, as part of Jackson’s daughter Paris Jackson’s own dispute with the estate’s attorneys.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 25 Sep. 2025
A lot of the films are directly or indirectly in conversation with the current political moment.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
His death was ruled a homicide because it was indirectly caused by the shooting.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Only a few dozen have been directly imaged; the vast majority have been detected indirectly, primarily through the transit method (when a planet moves across a star and slightly dims its light) or radial velocity measurements (stars wobbling slightly because a planet is in orbit).
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Indirectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indirectly. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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