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directive

[dih-rek-tiv, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛk tɪv, daɪ- /


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City Council voted Tuesday to permanently adopt an affordable housing streamlining directive introduced by Mayor Karen Bass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

“This is not a Presidential directive, nor is it being directed by the White House,” the White House told the Post.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

An advanced healthcare directive, something else worth considering, informs your doctors what action you want them to take if or when you are unable to make decisions yourself.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

The KMT high command’s directive was for Fang to hold Hengyang for at least two weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

The complaint accuses ICE of violating its own directives governing when the agency can keep immigrants’ property after their release.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Other students have also brought cases across the country, but different directives have been issued, adding to the confusion.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Miller has directed officials to increase investigations into migrant smuggling networks, people familiar with his directives said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

To be sure, the president and the executive branch are charged with lawfully implementing congressional directives about the dispersal of appropriated funds.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Sverrisson arranged the funeral and carried it out with strict observance of Bobby’s last directives.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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