mandatory
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He argued there "should be a landing zone to agree mandatory testing", without undermining competitive advantage between companies and nations.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
It’s always difficult to give an artist a double entry on a list, but in the case of Slayyyter, it was mandatory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission has been cracking down on longtime car-dealer tactics like advertising prices that fail to disclose mandatory fees and add-ons, with dealers and third-party sites like Cars.com and Autotrader.com scrambling to comply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The Met said it recognised the "strain that being subject to a police investigation" could cause, and that a mandatory referral had been made to the police watchdog.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Despite the rain he jolted around the grounds to direct planting and sodding and every morning at dawn attended Burnham’s mandatory muster of key men.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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By giving up the belts, he is stepping away from mandatories, the politics and the pressure to keep defending against whoever is next in line.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
There is also the issue of Usyk's mandatories, which could throw up one particularly eye-catching encounter.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2022
Instead he has dealt with a string of decent but unspectacular mandatories in Hagler-esque fashion as they have shuffled tentatively into his range.
From The Guardian ● May 9, 2016
Greenleaf said he now believes that many mandatories are inequitable and fail in their intended purpose.
From Washington Times ● May 30, 2015
If further support is given to these faithless mandatories, it is because they are soon to be put out.
From The French Revolution - Volume 3 by John Durand
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