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King, who overcame a bout with cancer and the loss of his wife, Mary, eight years ago, is still listed as a senior judge in the online directory of federal judges in South Florida.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
But a publicly accessible database used to populate the directory contains some of the providers' Social Security numbers, linked to their names and other identifying information.
—Arkansas Online, 2 May 2026
After first being hired by the school as an intern in 2021, Shiver was promoted to assistant recruiting coordinator just five months later, according to the Michigan directory.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Report a sick or dead bird by using the directory of wildlife rehabilitators or contacting your local DNR office.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
But a publicly accessible database used to populate the directory contains some of the providers' Social Security numbers, linked to their names and other identifying information.
—Arkansas Online, 2 May 2026
After first being hired by the school as an intern in 2021, Shiver was promoted to assistant recruiting coordinator just five months later, according to the Michigan directory.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Report a sick or dead bird by using the directory of wildlife rehabilitators or contacting your local DNR office.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directory
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French Catholicism may be the aesthetic foundation of the group, but its core beliefs center on one mortal man with his own byzantine set of codes and restrictions.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Where is the boundary between the model and the code?—
Pete Hanlon,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The producers tried to throw out the estate’s complaint under California’s anti-SLAPP statute, which is intended to protect free speech against frivolous litigation.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Murkowski, however, appeared to express concern with the administration's reading of the statute.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Much more likely is that the Virginia Democrats will have to try again in the next election cycle with another vote to amend the state constitution and another referendum to try to get voters to draw a more aggressive map.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Under current law the Legislature cannot, merely by passing a bill, grant to the attorney general prosecutorial authority that the Texas constitution expressly assigns to district attorneys.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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Under Louisiana law, if no candidate clears the 50% threshold the top two finishers run again in a June 27 runoff.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Passed in the final days of session and signed into law by Lamont earlier this week, the bill was praised as a massive victory for the state’s labor community and has been strongly embraced by unions and workers advocacy groups.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The Center for Biological Diversity has sued the Department of Homeland Security, arguing that its efforts to bypass environmental regulations to speed up construction are unconstitutional.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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And Charlotte City Council is on the brink of pausing accepting or approving data center projects to provide time for impact studies and possibly regulations.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2026
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L’Equipe reported last week that Marseille’s staff were running out of patience with him and that Beye had interrupted a training session in frustration after the 24-year-old ignored his instructions.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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For those wishing to hone their game, The Kingdom at Reynolds Lake Oconee, created in partnership with TaylorMade, offers innovative technology and personal instruction at the highest level.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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Hernandez will continue competing under CIF rules permitting transgender participation and is scheduled to compete Saturday, May 16, before advancing to the CIF finals in Clovis later this month.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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According to Anthropic, decisions made before 2028 could determine whether democratic nations or authoritarian governments shape the future rules and standards surrounding advanced AI.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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“Directory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directory. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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