I set up a direct debit to pay my internet bill each month.

Before the annual review, I scheduled time with all my direct reports to set clear goals for the coming year.

A group of direct activists organized a peaceful blockade to draw attention to the endangered wetlands.

The party decided to hold direct primaries next spring to encourage broader voter participation.

The committee announced several direct cuts to the education budget, sparking protests.

Linguists compared the directional cases across several Uralic languages.

The laboratory measured several direct currents flowing through the different experimental circuits.

In the navigation exercise, the instructor asked us to record positions using ordinal directions instead of the usual north, south, east, and west.

The hikers used the cardinal directions to navigate through the dense forest.

The nonprofit focused its resources on several direct initiatives to improve neighborhood safety.