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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 Hoopes used a 2024 membership directory, and the NTA did not sponsor or approve the poll. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026 The directory identifies each group's mission, ideology, organizational role and documented protest activity, distinguishing direct organizers and participants from supporters and amplifiers. — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Residents of other Florida counties can find their local elections office through the ⁠Florida Division of Elections' statewide directory. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Penalties for businesses If a business sells or offers to sell a product that is not in the directory, the consequences can be severe. — Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for directory

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Dibs Beauty and MacKenzie-Childs are merging their unique design codes in a new limited-edition collaboration.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
People back then were under the mistaken impression that all data, like all software code, would end up being free and plentiful, and that nobody would ever need to look anything up or pay for it ever again.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

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Throughout, there’s a lingering sadness, which is properly explored in a superb episode made up of a trifecta of flashbacks, and his dour constitution still pairs perfectly with Helen’s reassuring nature.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
The most contentious vote was in Missouri, where just two years ago voters narrowly approved a measure to enshrine the right to reproductive freedom in the constitution.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026

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The department also filed a motion in support of a separate lawsuit filed in May that argues California violates national voting laws by failing to sufficiently remove ineligible voters from its rolls.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Congress must put lasting protections for scientific independence into law.

— Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

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New regulations starting in 2027 will also limit tax credits for certain lawfully present immigrants, which could result in an additional 1 million uninsured individuals over time.

— Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Energetic regulation and enforcement may be for naught, though, given localization of education governance and the high degree of district autonomy demanded by residents.

— David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of regulation

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Clear rules can preserve those responsibilities while guarding against the use of research funds as political rewards or punishments.

— Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
In the past, daytime and late-night shows weren’t considered subject to the rule, but Carr has said differently.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

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