guideline

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I added in the guideline that we shouldn’t sanction an editor just because they start overusing some words or speaking in what’s “seen” as an A.I.-like tone.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

China also recently issued a guideline advancing child-friendly development more broadly, calling for improvements in schooling, medical care, travel, sports, and recreation.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

A key shift in the new guideline is the push for screening at younger ages and a broader look at personal risk.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

And for the guideline bodies: The precision-medicine framework applied to oncology and cardiology has not yet reached metabolic pharmacology.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

He said that my guideline should be whatever I felt was wise—whatever was in the general good interests of our Nation of Islam.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey