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a book that contains mandates and instructions for actions or conduct
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Recent Examples of directory
This directory of mutual aid groups in New York City, for instance, shows the range of resource/skill sharing going on.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025
In London, Geoffrey Keynes relied on a directory of on-call volunteers; in a time when many people didn’t have a telephone, policemen and priests were often enlisted to track down donors at any hour of the day.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Her position is a federal detail, according to a federal employee directory, which allows career government employees to transfer between agencies for temporary roles.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
Another effort in development is an internal digital staff directory that replaces expensive directories compiled by private companies assembling contact information for congressional staff.
—Lorelei Kelly, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025
In London, Geoffrey Keynes relied on a directory of on-call volunteers; in a time when many people didn’t have a telephone, policemen and priests were often enlisted to track down donors at any hour of the day.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Her position is a federal detail, according to a federal employee directory, which allows career government employees to transfer between agencies for temporary roles.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
Another effort in development is an internal digital staff directory that replaces expensive directories compiled by private companies assembling contact information for congressional staff.
—Lorelei Kelly, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directory
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Each trustee receives $3,900 annually, while the clerk’s salary is set at $24,400 per year, according to the municipal code.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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History’s code breakers and paradigm shifters show us that there is no such thing as a singular truth.—
Ann Kowal Smith,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Gaines said his understanding was that any programs not required by congressional statute are especially vulnerable.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2025
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The program was always expected to take years, according to the statute, before homes could be connected or infrastructure could be built.—
Maria Curi,
Axios,
13 Feb. 2025
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Orbán has remained in power since, winning the elections of 2014, 2018 and 2022, thanks in part to new election laws Fidesz-KDNP introduced with the new constitution.—
Peter Aitken,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Voters in November rejected Proposition 6, which would have changed the state’s constitution to say it, along with slavery, is not allowed.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
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That April, the Ukrainian parliament passed a law declaring that any Russian serviceman who provided Ukraine with one of Russia’s more advanced military planes would receive a million dollars.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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This isn't the first time AT&T ended a service in protest of a state law.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Feb. 2025
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Furthermore, the compensation is publicly reported under Securities and Exchange Commission regulations.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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On the other hand, the Trump administration seems intent on less government regulation, rather than more.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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The instructions said the test would take 20 minutes and require a pack of lancets.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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In the Fort Worth Independent School District and across Texas, conversations about literacy instruction have largely focused on the early grades.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2025
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They were juiced by European Union President Ursula von der Leyen saying at the Munich Security Conference that member states will be allowed to increase their spending on defense and security without breaching the bloc’s rules on budget deficit spending.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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Yet even though the Catalans finally returned to the 1:1 rule under Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits at the turn of 2025, that never amounted to anything serious or concrete as the England international wound up at Premier League rival Aston Villa instead.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Directory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directory. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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