directed

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Belfast steeled itself Wednesday for a second night of violence directed at immigrants in Northern Ireland, unrest that authorities say is being stoked by far-right activists on social media.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The judge directed the surgeon to answer, yes or no.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Only a handful of the adaptations of Mary Shelley’s beloved classic have been directed by women.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Discretion that is “suitably directed and limited” would “ensure … the sentencing authority is apprised of the information relevant to the imposition of sentence and provided with standards to guide its use of that information.”

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

She directed our little sister to a chinaberry tree with giant overhanging branches a few yards away.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall