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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 could describe the whole process of composing a novel, ffom the general directive issued by the Planning Committee down to the final touching-up by the Rewrite Squad.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Wednesday’s filing marks the latest escalation in the legal fight over conditions at the facility and the government’s lack of compliance with the court’s directives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Other students have also brought cases across the country, but different directives have been issued, adding to the confusion.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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

“If you don’t have an estate plan with medical directives, you might be kept alive by artificial means, even if you’ve told everyone in the family you don’t want this to happen.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

Not one step back: in a world at war, the fear of Stalin’s directives was a threat more terrifying than dying in battle.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein


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