directives

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Financial advisers often tout the importance of estate planning: having a will, setting up trusts if necessary, and organizing medical directives and powers of attorney.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s so sad and his conflict was that human beings with conflicting directives confuse him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

A series of state directives since 2024 have singled out high-value services such as biopharma contracting, which conducts testing, research and development and manufacturing for multinational drug companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Tehran's military chief Ali Abdollahi met the country's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei and, according to Iranian state television, received "new directives and guidance for the continuation of operations to confront the enemy".

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

But, as Shin found out, they are quite willing to ignore national directives when presented with an industrious North Korean who keeps his mouth shut and works hard for sixty cents a day.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden