Thesaurus results for DIRECTORY

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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 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 Signage is pretty minimal, but navigating with the help of Google Maps or the free Prospect Park App, which includes a map and a directory, is easy. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026 Some are now on display at the Upper Darby Historical Society, including the staff directory, hospital charter, meeting minutes and photos of nurses. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Unlike about two-thirds of state internal audit offices, the unit is not accredited and has never had an outside peer review, according to a Department of Finance directory. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for directory

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The players have to figure out how to open the chests, each of which contains part of a code.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Fundamentalists will claim that the moral code that follows from their faith needs no intellect to follow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of code

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The statute assigns responsibility differently depending on the occupant’s age, so check the current version before assuming who gets the ticket.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Neither the Hugging Face or German wiki page incidents were required to be reported under California’s frontier AI law, a gap that has fueled a broader debate over whether the statute has enough teeth.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of statute

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Ukraine’s constitution bars elections from being held under martial law, which was introduced after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Proposition 43 would amend the state constitution to require two-thirds of voters to approve local special taxes proposed through citizen initiatives.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of constitution

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Lyft also doesn’t fingerprint its drivers unless required by law and doesn’t provide adequate background checks, the lawsuit alleged.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026
The county, which is facing a structural deficit, has signaled a legal challenge to the new law, should Newsom sign it.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of law

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The Big Ten enters this week largely unscathed after Week 1, with 15 of its teams winning in regulation, another needing assistance from clock operators and two falling considerably short.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Area dynamics, municipal regulations, employer activity and renter preferences vary from market to market.

— Lee Kiser, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of regulation

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Orders can be equivocal, statements ambiguous, instructions murky.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Studies have used everything from intensive classroom instruction to short daily sessions with language-learning apps, over periods ranging from weeks to months, to see whether language learning can improve cognitive function.

— Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

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