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a book that contains mandates and instructions for actions or conduct
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Recent Examples of directories
The site includes therapy directories, mental health organizations and crisis hotlines (including the Trevor Project).
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Members choose plans with reliable provider directories.
—Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Fourteen states besides Wisconsin have passed laws to create such directories, according to the Public Health Law Center at Minnesota's Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and several more are considering doing so.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In addition to nutrition education classes, SNAP-Ed programming includes food access directories, social media campaigns and advocacy work.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Members choose plans with reliable provider directories.
—Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Fourteen states besides Wisconsin have passed laws to create such directories, according to the Public Health Law Center at Minnesota's Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and several more are considering doing so.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In addition to nutrition education classes, SNAP-Ed programming includes food access directories, social media campaigns and advocacy work.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for directories
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Bigelow has often been accused of being apolitical—or, because of her fascination with the codes, rites, and aesthetics of men at war, of advancing a gung-ho fetishization of American militarism.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Other tech-savvy patients were innovating in similar ways, creating computer codes and programs to automate insulin delivery and ease their own burden.—
Carrie Arnold,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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In court filings reviewed by Fox News Digital, the defense argued that prosecutors have stretched federal statutes beyond their intent and engaged in overreach meant to sensationalize the killing.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Municipalities have the authority to impose fees and other charges from numerous state statutes authorizing them to perform specific regulatory functions or provide specific public services and improvements, such as roads, parks or emergency services like 911.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Suarez is now the subject of a state ethics complaint, filed last month by a Miami Beach resident, claiming that his communications violate campaign finance rules.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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There is also no indication that the change is being done in coordination with the MPA, rather this is about framing the content rules for users.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Elizabethtown officials said some programs that realized regulations were about to get much stricter quickly left, with some moving to cities with less local oversight.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Oct. 2025
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The new regulations include a requirement that foreign companies get Chinese government approval to export items that contain rare earths sourced from China, no matter where the products are manufactured.—
NPR,
NPR,
12 Oct. 2025
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There are also board bylaws in place on governance standards and a code of ethics.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The bylaws further outline an approach to a potential stock market listing.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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There are a few ground rules to follow when assembling your bulb lasagna in order to get good results.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Factionalism, doctrine, ground rules, justifications are, in Anderson’s film, irrelevant, meaning that French 75’s actions take place in an intellectual void.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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In addition to being a stickler for city ordinances, Rader was known to participate heavily in outside activities like leading his son’s Cub Scout group and doing administrative tasks at the Christ Lutheran Church.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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Several large cities and counties in states without statewide bans—such as Florida and Texas—have enacted local ordinances restricting the practice.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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What to know about city, state laws Elam said larger cities like Louisville could choose to implement a similar program to Elizabethtown but might consider hiring compliance officers outside the police force.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Oct. 2025
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After dissolving their own three-person police force, the village has struggled to find a way to enforce village laws, the mayor said.—
Erin Glynn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Directories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directories. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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