Thesaurus results for DIRECTORIES

directories

noun

plural of directory

as in codes

a book that contains mandates and instructions for actions or conduct

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Recent Examples of directories Why basic personal information can help a scammer Your name, phone number and address may already appear in public records, old directories, property records or data broker databases. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Establish your practice’s Google Business Profile, and maintain consistent information across relevant directories. — Ajay Prasad, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Those names didn’t appear in a spot check of old phone books or business directories. — Fielding Buck, Daily News, 2 Sep. 2026 Because most of the unredacted logs listed only the officers’ initials, reporters spent weeks scouring agencies’ websites, city staff directories, statewide badge registries and news articles to reveal the officers’ identities. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Many users found pages through Yahoo-style directories, bookmarks, newsgroups, email signatures, and links from site to site because the web was still small enough that human organization could compete with machine indexing. — Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Inside The Shops at North Bridge, the upgrades will include improved lighting, new signage and wayfinding, new digital directories, new floors and finishes, and better sightlines. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, or educational or scientific directories. — Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, educational or scientific directories. — ABC News, 21 July 2026

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Noun

For every transaction, the platform passed the customer’s exact location, tax codes and specific pricing details to Avalara, which returned the correct tax treatment for the invoice.

— Kashif Saleem, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
The European nation later passed legislation mandating tracking codes on political social media messaging.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of codes

Noun

The lawsuit in District Court for the District of Columbia contends that the federal government failed to comply with numerous statutes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Because of the 2024 ruling, courts no longer have to defer to federal agencies' interpretations of statutes when the language is unclear.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of statutes

Noun

Conflict-of-interest rules may bar some workers and their families from holding certain stocks; the Treasury has moved to ban ESG funds from accounts, but there’s no way for people to keep certain stocks out of their kids’ accounts.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
House Democrats are considering rules changes to mandate dues payments to serve on committees like Appropriations and Financial Services.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of rules

Noun

There’s too often little reporting on roller-coaster incidents, in part because rules and regulations can vary by state, and also because most infractions are deemed relatively minor and quickly handled in-house by the various parks.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
But delivering on that promise remains complicated, as businesses still have to juggle banks, payment providers, and a patchwork of regulations.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of regulations

Noun

The White House and its allies are lonely in their insistence that AI development in America must accelerate without governments setting ground rules.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House, did not elaborate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of ground rules

Noun

Representatives Lori Trahan and Jay Obernolte have advanced the FRONTIER Act, which would authorize government intervention against risky models and override some state laws.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The company notes that schedules may change because of local laws or other requirements.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

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