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guideline

[gahyd-lahyn] / ˈgaɪdˌlaɪn /


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In addition to announcing that agency staff must now get Aronowitz’s sign-off before any major enforcement action, it set a new guideline for investigators.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

"This new guideline will help improve consistency of care, increase awareness of the condition, and support earlier diagnosis and management."

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

They further suggest that clinicians, guideline panels, and regulatory agencies "should re-evaluate their general recommendations for calcium and vitamin D supplementation in light of current evidence."

From Science Daily Jun. 15, 2026

Understanding the connection helps both the clinician and the patient, said Dr. Jay Shubrook, a family physician and professor at Touro University California, who wasn’t involved with the new guideline.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

And Justin, taking the thread with him as a guideline, went back to search for the other six.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

In hotter European countries such as France and Spain, local authorities have extreme heat guidelines that trigger timetable changes or school closures when conditions become too hot.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

The liturgical norms to be respected "are not constraints but guidelines, rules, fixed points," he said, calling sacred art "an absolutely important message of revelation".

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

The proposed guidelines, Sheinbaum said, amount to “self-regulation.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The online retailer said it takes measures to remove content that violates its guidelines.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

I wasn’t sure what guidelines Miles had been given for his speech, but if the shade of Mr. Gunthrie’s face was anything to go by, he had wildly ignored them.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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