directive
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An advance healthcare directive informs your doctors about what actions you want them to take if you are no longer able to make those decisions.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
With a directive from David Ellison to enact change, Weiss spent time early on with top talent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Most upsetting, though, was the directive that he and other industry operations investigators received in late summer to start spending at least six hours per week on immigration-related work.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
One April in the mid-1990s, Football Focus visited Crystal Palace after a new directive was introduced to make goals 2ft wider and 2ft taller...
From BBC • May 21, 2026
As its birthright, the corporation received Cottrell’s patent and his directive that it be exploited for profit to fund grants for scientific research.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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