directive
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“The parents learn the value of those interactions with their children. The importance of spending time truly talking, not just directive talk … but open-ended questions, using songs and rhymes, storytelling, descriptive language.”
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Despite that, according to the whistleblower who contacted Blumenthal, the directive to reject entire batches if they included just one unverified ballot moved forward.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
Local media cite a directive by a judiciary administrative official telling all staff not to report to work following the closure of courts for "security reasons".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The federal government directive and the resulting legal action come after Lake Powell and Lake Mead, America's two largest reservoirs, and which are fed by the Colorado River, fell to record low levels.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Haymitch's directive to immediately find water was not arbitrary.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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“If you don’t have an estate plan with medical directives, you might be kept alive by artificial means, even if you’ve told everyone in the family you don’t want this to happen.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Once elevated to his new posts, Salisbury took charge of carrying out the second Trump administration’s agenda for HSI, personally issuing staffing directives, reassignments and promotions, current and former agency officials told ProPublica.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Investigators noted that Ryanair hadn’t completed fixes to strengthen various engine components that were mandated in three separate directives by the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"We give site owners clear controls to decide whether pages can be crawled or indexed, and we always respect those directives."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"Why must the directives be changed in my district when the old methods are needed—especially now?"
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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