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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

Horizon said Medicaid coverage was underfunded, limiting its ability to increase payments to doctors, and in 2021 the insurer began eliminating some inactive doctors from its online directory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 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

I look at the address again and then back up at the directory.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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