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guide

[gahyd] / gaɪd /




Usage

What are other ways to say guide? The verb guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To conduct is to precede or escort to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To lead is to bring onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray.

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“In general, the trust assets may be used for most supplemental needs of the disabled beneficiary,” according to this guide from Fidelity.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Too bad he is no longer alive to guide us.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

The only guide you need for fall entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

The new Fed boss stressed that his remarks should not be treated as a guide for future interest rate decisions, but the comments suggest rates could be raised if policymakers believe inflation is too high.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Mike Burry was odd in his desire to remain insulated from public opinion, and even direct human contact, and to focus instead on hard data and the incentives that guide future human financial behavior.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Then came illustrated guides purporting to explain how an anxious shopper might distinguish horse meat from cow meat by color, texture, fat and smell.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

It now guides for adjusted earnings per share of $16.67 to $16.71, up from $14.06 to $14.12 previously.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Unlike some companies’ tools that require human guides, Blitzy’s AI-powered development platform can autonomously reverse engineer and modernize a big company’s legacy code base and then build entire software projects on top of that.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

As he guides them, Chen declares: "If you are not needed by the world of AI and robotics, then you'll definitely be among those eliminated".

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

My guides lead me into a narrow corridor with a ceiling that gradually slopes higher and higher.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

For fiscal year 2027, the company guided for total revenue in the range of $14.10 billion to $14.20 billion, exceeding the $13.84 billion currently anticipated by Wall Street.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

On a guided walk around the grounds with Ken and Susan, the scale of what the residents get becomes clear.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Students will then, on the same day, travel to the Broad for guided tours, discussions and writing prompts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

This suggests that the treatment restored functional light perception strongly enough to produce natural, visually guided behavior.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

He forbade them to touch them—“I have told you my will! Thwart it at your peril, for I am guided by the ancestral spirits.”

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Calling Harald his "dear cousin", Britain's King Charles III said his fellow monarch had served "with unwavering dedication, guiding Norway through times of great change with warmth and humility".

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

“I don’t think anyone knows what Kevin Warsh’s guiding operating principles are,” he said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

What was the guiding vision of this rambunctious company?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Lungs still pumping from that touchline sprint at Old Trafford, Jose Mourinho landed at Chelsea days after guiding Porto to a remarkable Champions League triumph and declared himself a 'Special One'.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Alex pulled at the parachute, guiding himself toward it.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz




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