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noun

Definition of directory

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a book that contains mandates and instructions for actions or conduct

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Recent Examples of directory Whether that’s just piggybacking on the R&D funding that created the internet in the first place, or the GPS constellations that were required for Zip2, his first city directory. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 Jim Crow-era copies of the Green Book – a directory of businesses that would accommodate Black road trippers – show just how few options there were. — Daniel Milowski, The Conversation, 29 June 2026 Riemer was a Palm Beach County School District official and was listed in a School District staff directory at the time of his arrest last year as a Secondary Education curriculum development and school improvement instruction specialist. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026 There are no staff currently listed on the Hartford immigration court directory. — Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for directory

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Questions about building codes Climbing through the rubble, residents questioned online the viability of their homes.

— Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
More quietly, the city’s Buildings Department also relaxed its interpretation of the housing codes, allowing developers to do more with interior space.

— Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

Definition of code

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The wave of levies will be enacted under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, a different statute from how most tariffs have previously been authorized.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 23 July 2026
Twice during Tuesday’s hearing lawmakers asked Kozak whether the State Department had been consulted before Noem ended Haiti’s TPS designation, as required by statute.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of statute

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Women voted in 1999 and a constitution passed by referendum in 2003, yet real power stayed inside the family throughout.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
With pacifism enshrined in its post-war constitution and culture, Japan has for decades had to rely on co-operation with US military intelligence support.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 July 2026

Definition of constitution

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The materials prompted an investigation into whether Mission Regional Medical Center and Knapp Medical Center violated state or federal law.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
With the ruin of Troy also came the desecration of Zeus’ law, which proved dangerous to the returning Ithacans.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026

Definition of law

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Over the previous two seasons, Villa and Chelsea have both incurred fines for breaching UEFA’s squad cost rules and have sailed close to the wind with profit and sustainability regulations (PSR).

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
State level school vouchers have enjoyed a period of growth largely free from regulation and oversight, but the advent of federal vouchers has the potential to change that.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of regulation

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The files included instructions for how to make the S-300 missile system, a centerpiece of Russia’s air defenses inherited from the Soviet Union.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
The moment your environment shifts, with a new product category, a new flavor of spam review or a new way users try to game the system, the instructions need another pass.

— Kayode Faturoti, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of instruction

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According to the laws of the game, the break between halves should be no longer than 15 minutes but FIFA has been quite vague about the rules for this particular tournament.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
That allowed Max Muncy to work a walk against Jake Bird, who then surrendered a single to Kyle Tucker, an RBI ground-rule double to Teoscar Hernández, a walk to Dalton Rushing, a two-run single to Edman, and an RBI single to Ohtani.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

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