directive
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The president’s directive to settle the case would follow the meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Either way, you’ll need to vocalize some boundaries, but I’d go about it differently depending on who this directive is coming from.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Bass said the Friday directive will not be her last executive order mobilizing resources for Boyle Heights following the fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
In May, he said publicly that his "directive" was to move to 70%.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Believers, including the Posts, Capron, and Willets, discussed the spirits’ directive in depth.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
You have wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, long-term care insurance, organized records for your executor, and mutually agreed-upon beneficiary designations.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 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
Institutional judgment becomes meaningless when operational directives can be rewritten on a whim overnight.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
The directives from the office will help shape a roughly $200 billion annual federal research and development budget across the government for the rest of President Trump’s second term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
He had waited too long, the directives had changed on him.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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