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Recent Examples of directory
Vogue’s guide to the best vintage stores in Nashville is part of our directory of the very best vintage around the world, curated by editors from all over.
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
The pair aimed to create a software that combined a searchable business directory with map directions on how to get to each place.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Recall's entire file structure is available for anyone to look at, stored away in the user’s AppData folder in a directory called CoreAIPlatform.00\UKP.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
The Wildlife International also has a directory of bird rehabilitators that may have facilities near you.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
The pair aimed to create a software that combined a searchable business directory with map directions on how to get to each place.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Recall's entire file structure is available for anyone to look at, stored away in the user’s AppData folder in a directory called CoreAIPlatform.00\UKP.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
The Wildlife International also has a directory of bird rehabilitators that may have facilities near you.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directory
Noun
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The town code officer will enforce the ordinance, issuing fines of $100 for first violations, $200 for second ones, and $500 for third ones.—
Shawn P. Sullivan,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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To cut a long story very short, the sting is to try and get the victim to send a 2FA Gmail account recovery code that will be sent.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Some sites remained, protected by federal statutes, and others remained largely hidden from public view.—
Kevin Williams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division review could determine whether the statute will stand or be blocked on constitutional grounds.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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Some saw personhood as politically impractical, especially after personhood amendments to state constitutions were rejected by voters in Colorado, Mississippi and North Dakota between 2008 and 2014.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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The temporary constitution signed by al-Sharaa in March guarantees basic freedoms such as freedoms of opinion, expression and the press.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2025
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The Mahsa movement brought changes within society, but in Iran’s official cinema, which operates under the supervision of the government, censorship laws remain firmly in place.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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New laws in five states Others have followed Trump and Kennedy's lead.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Lawmakers also nearly issued the first veto override of Gov. Jared Polis’ seven-session tenure as part of a greater bucking of the state’s chief executive that also included sidestepping his desire to delay new artificial intelligence regulations.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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The Trump administration has implemented a raft of new security regulations since January that require families who want to reunify with children to provide proof of income and a U.S. identification and, in many cases, to take a DNA test.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Murphy brought the jury back into the courtroom and read them the Allen charge, a set of instructions given to a jury that believe it’s deadlocked.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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Follow a healthcare provider's recommendations or label instructions when taking matcha.—
Ross Phan,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
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Israeli military rule would last nearly four decades, during which Hamas emerged as a splinter of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in the 1980s, until a 2005 disengagement.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Naturally, this rule tends not to apply to celebrities.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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“Directory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directory. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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