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manuals

noun

plural of manual

as in handbooks

a book used for instruction in a subject an owner's manual comes with the camera

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Recent Examples of manuals With the exception of gambling disorder, behavioral addictions have received slim recognition in psychiatry’s diagnostic manuals—although doctors and researchers often still treat them as legitimate and potentially devastating disorders. — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 The team also read research studies about Georgia’s early childcare system and the state’s own policy and rule manuals. — Justin Price, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Instead of searching through hundreds of manuals to service industrial equipment, AI can identify the specific engine, understand where it’s installed, retrieve its service history and recommend the right repairs. — Tony Grout, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The outlet also pointed out that Apple still doesn’t offer replacement parts, repair manuals, or self-service repair guides for its AirPods. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 Braun writes that popular volumes included Bibles, farming and health manuals, biographies, and fiction. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2026 The environmental groups also asked for copies of user manuals provided to EPA staff as well as predeployment monitoring records for the AI tools. — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026 But older cars with manuals that could have used them didn’t come with them. — Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026 In a separate incident in June, another 16-year-old near Bologna was arrested after authorities allegedly found jihadist material and weapons-making manuals in his possession. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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handbooks

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The standard fix fails because handbooks rot the day they are written.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026
In Arkansas, private schools participating in the voucher-like program have to be accredited or working toward it, which often requires creating curriculum and school handbooks.

— Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 5 Oct. 2026

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