Example Sentences

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To free up space, technical employees routinely cleaned their personal directories with a command like the one above.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Print directories, legacy media and some traditional retail are other examples he cites.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

The draft bill excludes online encyclopaedias and educational directories from the ban.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

It said these include "personnel rosters, lists of terrorist training courses, phone directories and salary documents".

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Consequently, good names appear on envelopes, on diplomas, in telephone directories, and in all other public places.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri