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directory

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


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You can start with the IRS directory of credentialed professionals.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

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

SEOUL—On a California-based company’s internal directory, he was just another face in the grid of remote workers—a prolific software developer with a polished LinkedIn profile and an IP address tracing back to the Midwest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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

Finally, exhausted, he picked up the thin directory which listed every phone on Mars.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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