policies

plural of policy

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Recent Examples of policies But this time, the debate is not about the widespread push for cell phone bans that have dominated recent legislative sessions and school policies. Erin Mote, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Sponsor will be collecting personal data about entrants in accordance with their respective privacy policies. Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026 The early 2000s brought a strong focus on educating communities about the harms of secondhand smoke and successful policies to restrict smoking in public places. Susan Morrisey, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026 Understand the restrictions As helpful as AI price-tracking tools can be, they're limited by airline policies and fees. Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 Although most of the migrants returned to Morocco, the government of Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and other hawkish European leaders used the chaos in Ceuta in July to criticize the migration policies of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Ian Lesser of the German Marshall Fund in Brussels said Trump’s tariffs and policies toward NATO and Greenland have accelerated efforts by Canada and Europe to diversify their economic and security ties. ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 In countries with strong policies controlling the use of cellphones in schools, distraction rates were lower. Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 Today, all university student athletes are required to complete annual training on university policies and protections against hazing, discrimination, and other forms of misconduct. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policies
procedures
Noun
  • So far Trump has been unable to change voting procedures before the midterms.
    NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Behind the scenes, that requires operators to prioritize clear housekeeping standards, inspections, preventive maintenance, property-readiness procedures, escalation paths and around-the-clock accountability.
    Jeffery Khoury, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Policies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policies. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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