directed
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guided, regulated, or managed.
a carefully directed program.
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subject to direction, guidance, regulation, etc.
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pointed, aimed, or sent toward a place or object.
Rooms need to have high air exchange rates, rapid air velocities, and directed airflows to minimize particle concentration.
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Mathematics. (of an angle or vector) having positive or negative direction or orientation assigned.
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The Supreme Court has directed states to prevent the blockage of elephant corridors -- routes used by herds to move between rapidly shrinking habitats -- and ordered a survey to identify obstructions along those routes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
It follows a reform of council funding, which means more cash is directed to deprived areas.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
It directed Homeland Security to create a national list of all U.S. citizens over the age of 18 who would be eligible to vote, and then that list would be sent to all 50 states.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The four-part series was executive produced by Jon Favreau, who directed the live-action “Lion King” of 2019, and Mike Gunton, of the BBC’s Natural History Unit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Before the end of summer 1848, spirit raps directed the sisters and their supporters to dig once more for proof of the peddler.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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