directive
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Several other leading players - including men's world number one Jannik Sinner and four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek - also followed the 'work-to-rule' directive in Friday's pre-tournament media day.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
One April in the mid-1990s, Football Focus visited Crystal Palace after a new directive was introduced to make goals 2ft wider and 2ft taller...
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Iran’s Supreme Leader has issued a directive banning the removal of its uranium stockpile, Reuters reported.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
“The Sheep Detectives” director, Kyle Balda, a veteran who directed some of the avowedly silly “Minions” movies, said that many studios now operated with a directive to be entertaining above all.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
When I opened it, I saw that it was a directive memo sent from Nolan Sorrento to the IOI Board of Executives.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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