directed
Americanadjective
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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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Razo said the city became suspicious when someone forwarded a message in which MBA officials directed parents to register their children under the Little League for the fall season after the registration deadline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called the attribution of the attack "extremely serious" and "directed against Europe as a whole".
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Security officials said Monday it was still too early to say whether the men were directed by Tehran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The FAI is now conducting its own investigation by amassing high-quality footage of the match, including audio from pitchside microphones, in order to establish whether or not abuse was directed at Idah.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Even though she was smiling, her voice had a combination of strain and relief that Coal had heard in other mothers’ voices, but never directed toward himself.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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