directive
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If he does not wish to be on life support, for example, this advance-healthcare directive would say so.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
That directive was put on hold by a federal court judge while a legal challenge by Anthropic works its way through the courts.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
After awakening, the biome’s newly cultivated gut flora will respond to your neurological directive, allowing you to ultimately control when — and where — your wind breaks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
That directive sent a clear message that the justices expect the lower courts to declare the law unconstitutional, at least as applied to counselors who offer only talk therapy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Like most advice on style that is couched as a commandment rather than an explanation, the flat directive to avoid negations is almost useless.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing directive
"When Do Kids Become Adults?" by Laurence Steinberg, et al.
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