prescriptive

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In its place: a more prescriptive framework that explicitly warns against the health risk of ultra-processed foods, and calls for Americans to eat more protein, embrace saturated fat, and cut back on carbohydrates.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

“We’re trying to find ways to do therapy so that it doesn’t feel as prescriptive, and that they don’t feel like they’re being told how to recover.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Asked about the market’s rate-hike expectations, Macklem said he isn’t going to put rate policy on a prescriptive timeline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Besides KSE's annual team summit, the cross-sport connections are more organic than prescriptive.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

As we shall see, many prescriptive rules originated for screwball reasons, impede clear and graceful prose, and have been flouted by the best writers for centuries.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker