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a book that contains mandates and instructions for actions or conduct
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Recent Examples of directory
The employees said Pinterest's claim that the engineers created custom software was inaccurate, and said the directory tool is accessible to anyone in the company.
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Perspective patients can find an authorized practitioner directory on the Office of Medical Cannabis website.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Jan. 2026
Hospitals have used what are sometimes called blackout procedures, which can include registering a patient under a pseudonym, removing their name from the hospital directory, or prohibiting staff from even confirming that a patient is in the hospital.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Poets & Writers has a detailed directory of agents and the magazine often publishes profiles of agents as well as advice from them.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Perspective patients can find an authorized practitioner directory on the Office of Medical Cannabis website.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Jan. 2026
Hospitals have used what are sometimes called blackout procedures, which can include registering a patient under a pseudonym, removing their name from the hospital directory, or prohibiting staff from even confirming that a patient is in the hospital.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Poets & Writers has a detailed directory of agents and the magazine often publishes profiles of agents as well as advice from them.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directory
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Hackers recently exposed parts of Discord's age verification system by discovering that the frontend code for their partner Persona was publicly accessible on the open internet.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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It's actually written into the postwar planning codes.—
Jason Sheeler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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By statute, the Tarrant County Clerk is the vice chair of the County Election Commission, which meets regularly for updates from the elections administrator about election matters.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2026
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For years, presidents of both parties have been using broad and vague language in federal statutes as a pretext for engaging in lawmaking in place of Congress.—
David French,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Robert Hazell, professor of government and the constitution at University College London, says a bill regarding succession would have to follow the same legislative process as any other parliament bill.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
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However, the strictures of the ACIP constitution haven’t stopped the new ACIP before.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
26 Feb. 2026
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The bank would only speak hypothetically about when the bank closes accounts and its reasons for closing accounts, citing bank privacy laws.—
Ken Sweet,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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One new state law enacted in 2024 set requirements for oil and gas companies to plug certain percentages of their idle wells each year — between 5% and 15% each year at first, but larger shares after 2027.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, the California Air Resources Board, or CARB, has proposed a new set of draft regulations that would change how some allowances are distributed.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Bears trailed 1-0 in the final minute of regulation, but Rian Marquardt tied the contest with 56 ticks remaining after White Bear Lake pulled its goalie.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
26 Feb. 2026
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One drugged and raped his own wife according to Pelicot’s instructions and offered her to Pelicot; another proposed his mother as a prospective victim.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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Similar laws in Texas and Arkansas face federal court challenges as Republicans nationwide push to incorporate religious instruction into public schools.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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States depend on the money for recovery and mitigation, but over $14 billion had been stalled amid strict Homeland Security spending rules.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The broadcast signal remains governed by mid-20th century assumptions, while the digital ecosystem operates under an entirely different set of rules.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Directory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directory. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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