directed
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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
It’s almost as if the flesh-colored prophet puppets were actors, and Henderson directed them, Anderson said, manipulating their silicon bodies into position over and over again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
United supporters chanted Carrick's name as the former England international made his way to the tunnel after the match, but quickly directed boos at the players once Carrick had made his way off the pitch.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Ali directed the operation, in which several British nationals drove three white vans, one of which was carrying drums of fuel, to just outside the base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
“Will there be anything else?” she asks, words that are technically directed to the master of the house but which I can tell are actually meant for me.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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