as in titles
either one of the words that are at the top of a page in a dictionary or similar book and that show the first and last words on the page
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The future king, 11, joined his sister Charlotte in a carriage procession at Trooping the Colour in June 2024 when Republic protesters camped out in the English capital to wave yellow banners calling for the end of the monarchy.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025 -
Google placed banners on its Brazilian homepage urging users to reject the legislation, while Meta ran advertisements questioning its implications for the digital economy.—
Camille Grenier,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Guide words.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guide%20words. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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