directed

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The government’s August 2025 memo at the center of the legal battle directed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to get more information from colleges to “provide adequate transparency into admissions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Light offers significantly more available bandwidth, avoids interference with existing wireless systems, and can be directed with high precision.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Jenkins alleges Davis remained a signatory on its bank accounts, directed spending, and used the collective impact nonprofit to cover personal expenses.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The president directed his Truth Social followers to a website for the library that solicits donations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Raisa Aronova, of the 46th Guards, wrote an autobiographical book called Night Witches, published in 1980; in 1981, Yevgeniya Zhigulenko, who’d become a filmmaker, produced and directed a full-length feature film about the 46th Guards.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein