direct service
Americannoun
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direct services
plural
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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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SSA recalled 49,715 employees for direct service work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
Avanti West Coast cancelled its service between Edinburgh and Carlisle all day on Saturday with the next direct service from Carlisle not scheduled to run until Sunday afternoon.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024
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
If he acted with caution, and even by stratagem, he believed it was in the direct service of Heaven, and for my eternal weal.
From Willing to Die by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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