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a book that contains mandates and instructions for actions or conduct
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Recent Examples of directory
To find your nearest Boys and Girls Club location use the club’s online locator; to find participating YMCA locations visit its directory online.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The group does not have a website and is not listed in a directory of city neighborhood associations.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Professional termite inspections vs DIY checks The National Pest Management Association has a free zip code directory to find pros in your area.
—Ana Durrani, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Former Harper principal Rick Shore is now the Secondary DAEP principal, according to the campus website, and some teachers listed on the Harper website also appeared in the Secondary DAEP's staff directory.
—Claire Partain, Houston Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
The group does not have a website and is not listed in a directory of city neighborhood associations.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Professional termite inspections vs DIY checks The National Pest Management Association has a free zip code directory to find pros in your area.
—Ana Durrani, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Former Harper principal Rick Shore is now the Secondary DAEP principal, according to the campus website, and some teachers listed on the Harper website also appeared in the Secondary DAEP's staff directory.
—Claire Partain, Houston Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directory
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Technology has replaced the medium’s material substrate—once photochemical, now primarily electronic—and repeatedly modified its syntax, its narrative codes, its standards of realism.—
Dennis Lim,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Some tech leaders have claimed that AI has enabled them to accomplish more with smaller teams, thanks in part to AI’s proficiency in writing code.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Bianco wrote that the statute does not apply to someone like Barbosa da Cunha, who was not attempting lawful entry at the time of his arrest.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
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Ron and Michele Christoforo are challenging a federal statute that says children who have certain birth defects are eligible for VA benefits if their mother served during the Vietnam War between February 1961 through May 1975.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Florida’s new districts are certain to face lawsuits as well, especially because the state constitution prohibits redistricting for explicitly partisan purposes.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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But pension protection is written in the state constitution, something not likely to change.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The internal documents were released only after the Union-Tribune pressed for the records, citing language in Atkins’ law.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Various states have laws that ban people under the age of 21 from purchasing firearms, and there are five pending Supreme Court petitions that challenge a variety of these laws across the country.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin opened the scoring with a power-play goal just under four minutes into regulation.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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As paranoia festers and absurd regulations tighten their grip, suspicion replaces love, and truth itself begins to warp.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Gukesh’s calm at the board was buttressed by an unusual focus in his training, on psychology, alongside the more traditional tactical and strategic instruction.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Start with a fertilizer program of once in March, May and October using an 8-0-12-4Mg for palms developed by the University of Florida following label instructions.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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But with the lottery alterations, trades and free agency again will return to a forefront that allowed the Heat to return to the forefront for the majority of these three decades of Riley rule.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was removed from the assignments last month in what his spokesperson said was a procedural move under House rules following his party change.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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