manuals

plural of manual

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Recent Examples of manuals House Bill 1512, which would require tech manufacturers to make digital repair manuals, parts and tools available to consumers and independent repair shops, passed in October 2025 and was referred to a committee in the Pennsylvania Senate. Joe Brandt, CBS News, 30 July 2026 But until those requirements are formally published and MCOs have updated their systems, provider manuals and contracting terms accordingly, providers face a fragmented reality. Valerie Cerra, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Sort through the manuals and cull the ones that have become obsolete because the appliance or gadget is long gone. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2026 Sailors will also be able to search technical manuals using natural language, review parts inventories, forecast maintenance issues before failures occur, and identify alternate suppliers within seconds. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026 Among other things, the bill sought to mandate clearer labelling for guardrail parts, and to require that manufacturers distribute setup manuals in various languages, including Spanish. Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 The era of risk-aware grid design The future of Western energy relies on moving away from static, 20th-century safety manuals and toward a practice called risk-aware dispatching. Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 7 July 2026 But while those other manuals for the mind became bestsellers, The Backpacker stayed on the margins. Literary Hub, 29 June 2026 The occupants of the houses received clear user manuals to that effect. Stefan Ionescu may 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manuals
handbooks
Noun
  • Bureaucracy Feels More Powerful Than People ‘Severance’ showcases a workplace dominated by rules, handbooks, procedures, approval chains, and layers of management.
    Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • School handbooks may also provide information on whether a school serves all students or may exclude some groups, like those with disabilities or LGBTQ+ parents from admissions.
    Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

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