directive
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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
Also called an advance directive, a living will sets forth your wishes regarding life-sustaining treatments, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation or tube feeding, if you are unable to make decisions on your own.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
“As of now, we don’t have any connection to any particular policy directive of President Trump or Iran or anything else that we’re doing in this country, but we are looking into it,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
As developments in the Middle East remained in focus over the weekend, President Donald Trump quietly signed a directive hastening the review of certain psychedelic drugs.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
"Certain charges have just been made . . ." "Charges? Have I failed to carry out some directive?"
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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