policies

plural of policy

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Recent Examples of policies The organization does not tolerate any actions that directly contradict the values and policies of the Fraternity and holds strict rulings against members and chapters that violate Fraternity expectations and the law. Abby Dodge, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 After the board released its 2024 guidance, legislators passed a law requiring districts to align their cellphone policies accordingly. Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026 Insurers have also generally made their policies less comprehensive over the years, perhaps by removing certain risks from a general homeowners policy or reducing the dollar limits for certain coverage, Kochenburger said. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Organizations have spent years building safeguards designed to prevent errors, whether through governance policies, security controls or human oversight. Rick Vanover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The city's local Democratic lawmakers claim that the tough-on-crime policies only temporarily reduced crime while troop presence was at its peak. ABC News, 31 July 2026 Trump’s policies don’t bother Joe Miskovich, the 57-year-old owner of an aerospace business from Fenton, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Milford. Jacqueline Ganun, Fortune, 30 July 2026 The network’s legal team warned that any FCC sanction over DEI would raise due process concerns, as the policies being challenged were encouraged by the FCC two years ago, when Joe Biden was president and Democrats held a majority on the commission. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 July 2026 Riot decided on a radical revamp of its policies to allow more flexibility, said Riot President Hoby Darling. Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policies
procedures
Noun
  • The agency recommended the facility reevaluate its procedures, but did not conclusively find a cause for the outbreak.
    Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But after the event ended, the FAA returned to its normal departure procedures.
    Kenny Choi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Policies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policies. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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