directives

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In response, governments have resorted to interventions to repress demand, such as rationing, issuing Covid-era like directives to work from home, and giving some domestic consumers priority over others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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

In fact, the order to take jackets off is one of a series of government directives since the strait closed.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

He had apparently been repeating these strange directives for some time, and Zeitoun had only begun to hear them.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers