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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
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Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 20 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
His price point could indirectly impact what Alonso could get as a fellow prolific slugger in his 30s.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Adults ages 65 and older benefit the most under all vaccine scenarios, both directly and indirectly.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The birds, the flowers, the trees, the soil—each of these entities had a history that preceded its current state, and each stage of that history was informed by both regeneration and violence, and political and environmental factors that impacted it directly and indirectly.
—Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
For those with prostates, perineal stimulation can also indirectly create deep arousal and enhance orgasm.
—Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
This process has previously only been studied indirectly.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Beyond the water that cools the servers, data centers indirectly contribute to water use through the electricity generation needed to power their operations.
—Shaolei Ren, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 20 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
His price point could indirectly impact what Alonso could get as a fellow prolific slugger in his 30s.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Adults ages 65 and older benefit the most under all vaccine scenarios, both directly and indirectly.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The birds, the flowers, the trees, the soil—each of these entities had a history that preceded its current state, and each stage of that history was informed by both regeneration and violence, and political and environmental factors that impacted it directly and indirectly.
—Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
For those with prostates, perineal stimulation can also indirectly create deep arousal and enhance orgasm.
—Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
This process has previously only been studied indirectly.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Beyond the water that cools the servers, data centers indirectly contribute to water use through the electricity generation needed to power their operations.
—Shaolei Ren, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Indirectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indirectly. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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