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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 The official directories for the other three shopping centers don’t list SpaceX or Starlink either. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for directory

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Noun

Others are adopting it in more complex ways to support data analysis or write code.

— Kim Quillen, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Sacramento city code requires alarm users to have an alarm user permit, a $30 fee that must be paid annually.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of code

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Having someone at his level signing off on all those documents is unprecedented, sources with knowledge of the division said, noting that such demands are required by statute to be approved by the assistant attorney general.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
The most recent federal statute that criminalizes this espionage, passed in the late 1990s, relies heavily on companies self-reporting.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of statute

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Félix Tshisekedi, in power since 2019, is due to complete his second and final term under the current constitution in just over two years.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2026
North Korea has revised its constitution with four key changes, which include entrenching a hardline position towards South Korea and strengthening leader Kim Jong Un’s authority over its nuclear forces.

— Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of constitution

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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

Definition of law

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But their preferred answers — price controls, public ownership, more spending and more regulations — would worsen those problems.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Milei has also embraced data centers and a largely unfettered approach to artificial intelligence regulation, while Pope Leo's inaugural encyclical called for ethical caution and safeguards to protect human dignity in the age of AI.

— Carrie Kahn, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of regulation

Noun

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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