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directory

[dih-rek-tuh-ree, -tree, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛk tə ri, -tri, daɪ- /


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However, Sherborne produced emails in court indicating the Mail newspapers had provided access to the electoral roll and phone directory for journalists' research.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

He’s listed on another university web page directory for “Integrative Biology and Physiology” as an associate adjunct professor.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

DNS acts as a kind of telephone directory for the internet, instructing machines on how to find each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Picture this: Panda Express, Jamba Juice and a combo Dunkin’-Baskin Robbins all within eyesight of one another — a food-court fever dream ripped straight from a 2003 mall directory.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

At Phoebe’s house, we examined the telephone directory.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech




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