as in instructions
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
I only made the change at the author's behest
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Noun
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Do that by using a clean rag or paper towel treated with a small amount of commercial cleaning or bleach solution, and rub them for as long as directed by the manufacturer's instructions.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
10 Sep. 2025 -
In recent incidents, Google's Gemini CLI destroyed user files while attempting to reorganize them, and Replit's AI coding service deleted a production database despite explicit instructions not to modify code.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ever since, as the Taliban returned to power, once again issuing edicts to suppress women and girls, the clinic and its 34-year-old midwife Atifa have continued to provide a lifeline for mothers and young children.—
Elise Blanchard,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
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One of the fundamental edicts of the [original Naked Gun creators] Zucker Brothers was you played against the comedy.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The phones will be available for pre-orders at the end of the week, and hitting shelves in 10 days.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Those orders jumped from $138 billion to $455 billion and are a testament to growing demand for Artificial Intelligence demand in the cloud services sector.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Many tech companies thrive with top-down leadership and linear management—clear directives from the founder to executors, without middle layers slowing or distorting the vision.—
Jonathan Low,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Regarding the centers, Ohio State has said the closures were tied to Trump’s anti-DEI directives.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As aviation grapples with its environmental footprint, leaders like Barberot demonstrate that sustainability advances often come from unexpected directions.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Framework stresses that, without policy actions, strategic plans risk moving in different directions, lose coherence or fall away.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, the issue of posting the commandments in schools first surfaced in 1980.—
Lydia Artz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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The pomegranate contains all the commandments of God in its seeds; the divine inhabits it.—
Demir Alp,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But a district court issued injunctions requiring his administration to meet certain financial obligations related to foreign aid.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Weatherington and board members Audrey White, and Bernard Jennings are named in the injunctions.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Behests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behests. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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