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a book that contains mandates and instructions for actions or conduct
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Recent Examples of directory
Butler is still listed on the school’s staff directory as of Jan. 13 as a language arts teacher and assistant athletic director.
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
It’s also not listed in the state’s current course directory.
—Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Google Search began as an unusually good online directory, but for years, Google has encouraged seeing it as a crystal ball that supplies the one true answer on command.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
Most venue operators and music presenters would like a best practices guide for presenting live music locally and a directory of local production providers.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
It’s also not listed in the state’s current course directory.
—Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Google Search began as an unusually good online directory, but for years, Google has encouraged seeing it as a crystal ball that supplies the one true answer on command.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
Most venue operators and music presenters would like a best practices guide for presenting live music locally and a directory of local production providers.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directory
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American flags are back to full-staff at the U.S. Capitol in honor of Donald Trump's inauguration, breaking from the U.S. flag code's guidelines for mourning a president.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Major tech firms have agreed to do more to fight hate speech, signing a code of conduct that's been integrated into the EU's Digital Services Act.—
Emma Woollacott,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Agencies should give effect to the order’s definitions when applying their statutes, regulations and guidance.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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The court also held that the Dormant Commerce Clause was not implicated because the statute treats all in-state and out-of-state parties equally and neither burdens interstate commerce nor favors local business.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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As the conversation of national identity burgeons, Canadians have the opportunity to choose how their country will function in the future and how the Canadian constitution is best structured to meet modern democratic expectations of the people.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Greenland became self-governed in 2009, and a change to its ownership or legal status would require an amendment to the Danish constitution, according to Reuters.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The popular social video app went dark in the U.S. on Saturday night, just before the divestiture bill was set to became law at midnight on Jan. 19.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Jan. 2025
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Outgoing President Joe Biden signed a law last April that gave ByteDance 270 days to sell TikTok to an owner from the United States or one of its allies or face a ban.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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But over the last decade, the category has developed into a respectable safe haven for high-quality wines that exist in defiance of regional standards or regulations.—
Anna Lee C. Iijima,
Bon Appétit,
22 Jan. 2025
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Here’s the catch: The US has never had an EV mandate, or any sort of law or regulation requiring American buyers to go electric.—
Aarian Marshall,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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Even as President Donald Trump recently obliterated the federal government’s support for DEI, his executive order leaves academic instruction untouched.—
Matt Beienburg,
National Review,
25 Jan. 2025
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Everyday robes should be washed regularly, following the instructions on the care tag.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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Our fabulous intuition suggests the man holding the bag, will be CBS’ rules analyst Gene Steratore.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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But when his administration adopted water rules that weakened environmental protections in the delta, the state and conservation groups successfully challenged the changes in court.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Directory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directory. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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