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guideline

[gahyd-lahyn] / ˈgaɪdˌlaɪn /


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We include recommendations for the diagnosis and management of adenomyosis in our guideline for heavy menstrual bleeding.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The economists considered a family earning between five times and 15 times the poverty guideline to be in the upper middle class—thus their parameters of $133,000 to $400,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In November, we had the first version of the current guideline, against writing new articles with LLMs, which sadly didn’t apply to existing articles, where most of the abuse was.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

China also recently issued a guideline advancing child-friendly development more broadly, calling for improvements in schooling, medical care, travel, sports, and recreation.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

According to this guideline, like may be used only for resemblance to an exemplar, as in I’ll find someone like you and Poems are made by fools like me.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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