prescribed

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There the zoning ordinance of 1916 mandated that tall buildings step back at certain prescribed heights, making sure the streets did not come to resemble the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

"Patients may not realise they are duplicating ingredients, exceeding recommended amounts, or taking products that could interact with prescribed medicines," says Prof Victoria Tzortziou Brown, president of the Royal College of GPs.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Without the prescribed navigation I was accustomed to in a museum, this became a fool’s errand.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

In a letter to the Labor Department, the CFP Board warned that the proposal’s prescribed process and safe harbor “create a serious risk that prudence will be reduced to a check-the-box exercise.”

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

The hotel doctor prescribed a tonic that did nothing to improve his condition.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady