Direct
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He's infuriated with the stories that Stuart Baird kept mispronouncing Levar Burton's name on the set of Nemesis, especially since Burton was far more qualified to direct the movie than him.
Source: It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY -
To try and appear more qualified to join the EU Turkey has adopted a "zero problems" policy with its direct neighbors, though it hasn't quite panned out so far.
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Alita would've qualified too, but her style of Waif-Fu is just too direct.
Source: Manga / Gunnm
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Qualified and Direct. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/qualified
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