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as in advice
an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action
sought career guidance from the college counselor
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as in supervision
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
felt secure under the president's cautious guidance of foreign affairs
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as in stewardship
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
an adviser who undertakes the guidance of his students' academic careers
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But by late Thursday morning, Microsoft’s stock was down more than 4%, with investors likely unsatisfied with the company’s revenue guidance for the next quarter.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Level Four Business Management, LLC, provides financial services and expert guidance to high-net-worth individuals, specializing in the entertainment industry.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
To earn a perfect score, companies must now offer gender-transition plans for their employees, including supportive restrooms, dress codes and documentation guidance.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
But Alignment is pointless without vision and guidance.
—Dr. Marcus Krug, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Level Four Business Management, LLC, provides financial services and expert guidance to high-net-worth individuals, specializing in the entertainment industry.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
To earn a perfect score, companies must now offer gender-transition plans for their employees, including supportive restrooms, dress codes and documentation guidance.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
But Alignment is pointless without vision and guidance.
—Dr. Marcus Krug, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guidance
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The new advice is to test anyone with a significant bird flu exposure, such as an unprotected worker who’s been splashed in the face with raw milk on a dairy farm with known H5N1 infections in the herds.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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That advice your grandpa gave you about waiting one hour before going to look for blood is still true today.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Tyson had been released from state prison on April 6 after serving 24 years on a kidnapping and theft case and was almost immediately declared a post-release control supervision violator for failing to report to a parole officer, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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At the time, Biden urged regulators to reinstate safeguards for banks with assets between $100 billion and $250 billion and to strengthen supervision over financial institutions.Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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McDermott’s stewardship of ServiceNow is certainly working.Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Good environmental stewardship should include improving the safety, efficiency and productivity of traditional resource extraction.Jim Vinoski, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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But Osborne, 38, whose experience includes several years of house-flipping and short-term rental management, thought on it some more.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Democrats pushed back on limiting groundwater conservation goals and restricting the designation of rural groundwater management areas to the Hualapai, Willcox, and Gila Bend basins only.Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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In 2022, the Electoral Count Reform Act, passed with bipartisan support, strengthened the original act by creating a system of judicial oversight, where courts have the final say on the lawful counting of votes and determination of a slate of electors.Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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The preference for cost-saving automation overlooks the critical need for human oversight in complex or emotionally sensitive situations.Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Does will come from several directions, converge in the corner, and make their way back into the timber.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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By pairing two drivers to vibrate in opposite directions, the technology allows for bigger sound with fewer distortions.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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For the last two years, Jeff Smith’s Starboard has been mounting a campaign at the media conglomerate, seeking both the dissolution of the dual-class structure that gives the Murdoch family outsize control and for the company to split off its highly valuable online real estate business.Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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During the drive, the bus lost control, veered off a hilly road and fell into a river about 200 feet below the road, senior state official Deepak Rawat told the AP.Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Both unequivocally condemn President Biden's handling of the industry.Brady Dale, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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The country that likely has the most influence over Russia’s handling of its nuclear arsenal is China.William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Guidance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guidance. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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