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Recent Examples of directory
This directory of mutual aid groups in New York City, for instance, shows the range of resource/skill sharing going on.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025
In London, Geoffrey Keynes relied on a directory of on-call volunteers; in a time when many people didn’t have a telephone, policemen and priests were often enlisted to track down donors at any hour of the day.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Her position is a federal detail, according to a federal employee directory, which allows career government employees to transfer between agencies for temporary roles.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
Another effort in development is an internal digital staff directory that replaces expensive directories compiled by private companies assembling contact information for congressional staff.
—Lorelei Kelly, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025
In London, Geoffrey Keynes relied on a directory of on-call volunteers; in a time when many people didn’t have a telephone, policemen and priests were often enlisted to track down donors at any hour of the day.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Her position is a federal detail, according to a federal employee directory, which allows career government employees to transfer between agencies for temporary roles.
—Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
Another effort in development is an internal digital staff directory that replaces expensive directories compiled by private companies assembling contact information for congressional staff.
—Lorelei Kelly, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for directory
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Multiple fans were ejected from the arena during the second half of the Mavs’ 129-128 overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday due to them violating the NBA’s code of conduct, according to a team spokesperson.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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For extra savings, Vivid Seats currently offers $30 off purchases over $300 with code SC30.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
11 Feb. 2025
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Gaines said his understanding was that any programs not required by congressional statute are especially vulnerable.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2025
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Doing so can end up in law enforcement ordering your car to be towed, according to state statute 304.157.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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There has been a land redistribution and restitution provision in the country’s constitution since South Africa emerged from its apartheid era and held its first democratic elections in 1994.—
Alejandra Jaramillo,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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In 2005, the new Iraqi constitution granted the Kurdish territory in Northern Iraq federal status, marking a historic moment in Kurdish self-determination.—
Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made by History,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Last year, Disney’s DEI programs came under attack by Stephen Miller’s America First Legal foundation, which claimed that initiatives to boost diversity and inclusion violate civil rights laws and have tanked the entertainment giant’s value.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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Likewise, Poland’s Law and Justice party weakened civil service laws by doing away with the competitive hiring process and filling the bureaucracy, the judiciary, and the military with partisan allies.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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Furthermore, the compensation is publicly reported under Securities and Exchange Commission regulations.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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On the other hand, the Trump administration seems intent on less government regulation, rather than more.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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In the Fort Worth Independent School District and across Texas, conversations about literacy instruction have largely focused on the early grades.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2025
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The instructions said the test would take 20 minutes and require a pack of lancets.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Here's one of the best rules of an organized home: Everything should have a place.—
Zoe Gowen,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2025
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Yet even though the Catalans finally returned to the 1:1 rule under Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits at the turn of 2025, that never amounted to anything serious or concrete as the England international wound up at Premier League rival Aston Villa instead.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Directory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directory. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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