direct service
Americannoun
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a route, especially one run by a train, bus, or airline, between two locations with no changes or layovers.
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social work undertaken in direct contact with those served by social services.
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Unable to find a direct service, and with a longer journey time, she changed the dates of her visit to avoid the disruption.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
SSA recalled 49,715 employees for direct service work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
Authority officials said funding — mostly supplied by philanthropic foundations — had run out and that the authority wanted to concentrate on its administrative functions rather than being a direct service provider.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
The U.S. air lines normally operate direct service from major U.S. metropolitan areas including New York, Chicago, Washington, DC and Miami.
From Reuters ● Oct. 8, 2023
Still, it was a glorious death—in the direct service of the Emperor—and I reflected that there could not be less than five lines, and perhaps seven, in the Moniteur about me.
From The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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