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Recent Examples of directory
The instructions are specific, including the creation of a 24/7 emergency directory of phone numbers, including potential community partners in case of disasters such as first responders, local health departments, and other potential support groups or individuals.
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Josh Klein, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
There are no official estimates of disabled Angelenos who’ve lost their homes, but disabled activists compiled a mutual aid directory of scores of fire victims seeking help, many like the Robertses in urgent need.
—Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Options for running apparel are so plentiful that a cottage industry of online directories, Instagram mood boards and sub-Reddits have sprung up to help would-be joggers and marathoners make sense of it all.
—Lei Takanashi, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: Two agency sources who requested anonymity for fear of retribution identified a DOGE employee at NOAA who is in the agency's online personnel directory, with a non-working phone number.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
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Josh Klein, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
There are no official estimates of disabled Angelenos who’ve lost their homes, but disabled activists compiled a mutual aid directory of scores of fire victims seeking help, many like the Robertses in urgent need.
—Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Options for running apparel are so plentiful that a cottage industry of online directories, Instagram mood boards and sub-Reddits have sprung up to help would-be joggers and marathoners make sense of it all.
—Lei Takanashi, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: Two agency sources who requested anonymity for fear of retribution identified a DOGE employee at NOAA who is in the agency's online personnel directory, with a non-working phone number.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directory
Noun
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Bugs or security gaps in old versions of your browser or extensions can be exploited to inject malicious code, steal data or take control of your system.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Carven said in a brief statement that the team will continue to build on the foundations and refine the codes and style forged for the house.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
8 Mar. 2025
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The statute reflected Nevada lawmakers’ belief the NCAA unfairly went about investigating UNLV and its men’s basketball coach, Jerry Tarkanian.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Texas’ attorney general Ken Paxton argued that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services did not have the right to classify gender dysphoria as a disability nor to rewrite the statute.—
Steven Walker,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2025
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Florida’s ballot initiative process, a right guaranteed in the constitution, has long been used by groups to pass measures that have been otherwise stymied by state lawmakers.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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The person literally has no specific duties or obligations outlined in the state constitution other than remaining alive.—
Scott Maxwell,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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The office did not answer questions about whether any correspondence had been deleted, or how that would comply with public records laws and the city’s records retention policy.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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But the deal would ultimately involve the purchase of bricks and mortar, or their construction: a simple and predictable future course of actions or change in ownership of property, protected and cosseted by lawyers and courts – by the rule of law.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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Last year’s argument that regulation of generative AI should rest with Congress and, perhaps, the Federal Trade Commission and other watchdog agencies has all but disappeared with the election of President Donald J. Trump and his reliance on tech billionaire Elon Musk to defang federal regulators.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2025
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Follow your state regulations and dispatch it humanely.—
Skye Goode,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to watch the BRIT Awards in the US with AtlasVPN.—
Monica Mercuri,
StyleCaster,
1 Mar. 2025
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Refer to your owner’s manual for specific filter removal instructions.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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Under a rule the Hall’s board of directors adopted in 1991, anyone on the permanently ineligible list can’t be considered for election to the Hall.—
Jay Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Under a rule adopted by the Hall's board of directors in 1991, anyone on the permanently ineligible list can't be considered for election to the Hall.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Directory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directory. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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