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directive

[dih-rek-tiv, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛk tɪv, daɪ- /


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Under the now-permanent directive, more than 47,000 units of affordable housing are in the pipeline, with 7,728 of them under construction, according to the mayor’s campaign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

New York imposed a statewide moratorium on large data centers in July, and Texas’s August directive halted as many as 1,800 projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

“This is not a Presidential directive, nor is it being directed by the White House,” the White House told the Post.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

An advanced healthcare directive, something else worth considering, informs your doctors what action you want them to take if or when you are unable to make decisions yourself.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

“She gave you an order. Actually, she called it a directive, which sounds even more official than an order.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

"The IDF takes every allegation or report raising concerns about conduct that may be inconsistent with the law or IDF directives with the utmost seriousness," it said in a statement.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Businesses aren’t bound by voluntary government directives, but they still operate in the real world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Miller has directed officials to increase investigations into migrant smuggling networks, people familiar with his directives said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

To be sure, the president and the executive branch are charged with lawfully implementing congressional directives about the dispersal of appropriated funds.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

For two years, Hamilton had been issuing directives to Adams’s cabinet behind the scenes.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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