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directory

[dih-rek-tuh-ree, -tree, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛk tə ri, -tri, daɪ- /


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They combined this information with health system data gathered from the World Health Organization, the World Bank, United Nations agencies, and the Directory of Radiotherapy Centres.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2026

He was 50 years old the last time anyone heard from him, according to the National Missing Person Directory.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023

They set sail from America to the UK, finally settling in Birmingham to join the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023

The U.S. government’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency also offers a helpful Financial Literacy Resource Directory.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023

There were even such books of reference as the London Directory, the “Red” and “Blue” books, Whitaker’s Almanac, the Army and Navy Lists, and—it somehow gladdened my heart to see it—the Law List.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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