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In voting to abandon the road elevation project, the supervisors directed county staff to immediately begin developing plans to reroute the road and to approach — and potentially negotiate with — land owners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
“If this is all about a way to look at shrinking ourselves into being only a Swiss bank, well I don’t really see our flow of assets being directed to Switzerland.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The state governor, Angelo Ngot Mayar, sent his condolences to bereaved families and directed security agencies to evacuate the wounded.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Taylor said Counter Terrorism Policing had seen "a range of incidents in recent months that we believe have been directed by the Iranian state".
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
The questions is directed at the Mariners hat, but I get that it’s for me.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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