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as in instructions
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
we were given very specific directions for the first part of the exam
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as in managements
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
working under the close direction of the engineering supervisor
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as in compasses
a guiding or motivating purpose or principle
a life that seemed to lack any direction other than the mindless pursuit of empty pleasures
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as in trends
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
some older people worry about the overall direction that political discourse has taken lately
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When approached by an undercover FBI informant posing as somebody ideologically aligned, Hassan, in a series of messages over a period of several months, provided detailed instructions on how to carry out a mass casualty event targeting Jews.—
The Editors, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
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The budding generative AI determined that my wanting to get instructions on making a dangerous chemical was a safety violation, based on the safety spec sheet.—
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Kansas City International Airport halted its flight operations Saturday afternoon because of icy conditions on its runway and taxiways.—
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Across their global operations, RED continues to enhance the luxury excursion market.—
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But his theory seemed to mirror the temperament of Deng, who, for all his reformist tendencies, was a ruthless apparatchik.—
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Ball-stoppers rarely align with the principles of winning basketball, and Randle’s tendencies are as entrenched as ever.—
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Andrew had a friend who swam from Alcatraz on Wednesday morning, a tougher swim with hazards like tides and currents.—
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Some areas of the estuary are diked to allow for farming, which means water no longer flows in or out with the tides.—
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More important, strict directives prioritize box-checking over holistic growth.—
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As with al-Qaida, the directives devolved by ISIS in propaganda tailored to incite violence here in the West emphasize killing as many people as possible.—
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Several more small fires have also broken out throughout Southern California as powerful winds continue to sweep the region.—
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Los Angeles County Lifeguards said elevated fire weather conditions with dry offshore winds were expected to persist through Wednesday.—
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And then, the OECD held a public consultation over the summer on a draft user guide for the GLOBE Information Return XML Schema, the technical format that tax administrations will use to exchange GLOBE information returns that taxpayers have to file.—
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There's also work underway to finalize a GLOBE information exchange framework so that tax administrations can share this information.—
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For full-year 2024, Imax reported installing 146 new and upgraded Imax systems worldwide, at the high end of earlier guidance of 120 to 150 systems.—
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This is common at the beginning of a calendar year as companies tend to start with conservative guidance, ahead of optimistic analyst estimates.—
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“Directions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directions. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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