directive
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So far, the primary directive is to find someone who can focus on priorities such as higher pay, more stable jobs, reducing poverty and promoting racial equity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
In 2025, it issued a similar directive against actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh after he appeared alongside Pakistani actor Hania Aamir in a popular Punjabi comedy.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Iran’s Supreme Leader has issued a directive banning the removal of its uranium stockpile, Reuters reported.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Tuesday’s board meeting provided a first look at how administrators conceptualize the board’s directive, approved unanimously on April 21, to limit district-required screen time.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Thirty- year-old Cesare Milani in the Italian boat shouted the same directive to his stroke, Enrico Garzelli.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing directive
"When Do Kids Become Adults?" by Laurence Steinberg, et al.
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