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a book that contains mandates and instructions for actions or conduct
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By pulling public information from the HHS employee directory, ProPublica was able to provide a deep look at the staggering losses — in total more than 20,500 workers — packaged in striking data visualizations that revealed the cuts in unprecedented detail.
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Stat Staff, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
DoulaMatch is a national directory of doula services — both prenatal and postpartum.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
Visit the store directory to find a store near you and confirm their hours.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 26 Dec. 2025
Gaines was removed from the organization’s online staff directory in May, according to internet archives, and the webpage for the Riley Gaines Center has also been defunct since that time.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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Stat Staff, STAT, 29 Dec. 2025
DoulaMatch is a national directory of doula services — both prenatal and postpartum.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
Visit the store directory to find a store near you and confirm their hours.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 26 Dec. 2025
Gaines was removed from the organization’s online staff directory in May, according to internet archives, and the webpage for the Riley Gaines Center has also been defunct since that time.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directory
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In Kansas City, the city’s health department enforces the food code, while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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The batch codes are 1005482717, 1005483735, 1005484702, 1005485462, and 1005485660.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The lawsuit alleges violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act, multiple state antitrust statutes and unjust enrichment laws.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The federal statute does not cover deliveries made by private services such as FedEx, UPS, or Amazon.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
9 Jan. 2026
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The association has argued that Measure ULA violates both the state’s constitution and the Los Angeles City Charter.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In 2020, voters repealed the Gallagher Amendment in the state constitution, which locked in a certain ratio of residential to commercial property taxes that provided extra security for homeowners against sudden increases.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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The board’s unanimous vote came weeks after pension-plan actuaries confirmed the program would be cost-neutral, as state law requires.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The opposing side has said that Idaho’s law targets and harms trans women and girls and that Hecox, specifically, mitigated any potential advantages through hormone treatments.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
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Safety regulations require some natural gas to remain in the tanks at all times, but the amount of biogas bunkered at the port of Bergen—those 300 cubic meters—equals the fuel requirement for the entire 11-day round trip to Kirkenes, along the Russian border, and back to Bergen.—
Ryan Craggs,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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The bill would also institute tighter regulations on ICE’s only current detention center in the state, in Aurora, and on any others the agency opens.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Choose the oven’s steam setting if there is one and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Jan. 2026
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The telenovella follows a woman who is about to get married, while also being in love with another man, and includes several plot twists, cleverly woven intermingled with scenes of the country’s landmark destinations and informative safety instructions for flight passengers.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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While Glaser tones it down on stage, the same rules don’t apply for the red carpet.—
Emily St. Martin,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which determined each year's nominees until they were deposed as the deciding committee in 2022 in the wake of a scandal, revised its rules around animation in 2014.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Directory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directory. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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