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guideline

[gahyd-lahyn] / ˈgaɪdˌlaɪn /


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Understanding the connection helps both the clinician and the patient, said Dr. Jay Shubrook, a family physician and professor at Touro University California, who wasn’t involved with the new guideline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

If the Brazil situation offers a guideline, it looks like there could be a middle-road, with some goods excluded from the levies.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

A proposed guideline also would set new limits on student access to the internet, prioritizing “curriculum-aligned tools” to avoid distractions from learning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

That’s a guideline, as always, not a rule.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

And Justin, taking the thread with him as a guideline, went back to search for the other six.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien




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