compulsory
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Mó Chroi Travel Ltd was made subject to a compulsory strike-off order on 21 July and was dissolved on 28 July.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
That is bad news for employees, with thousands of jobs to go and compulsory redundancies not being ruled out.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Swinney would not be drawn on the scale of job losses but said the NHS's no compulsory redundancy commitment was an "essential part" of the reforms.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
My fear started in primary school when I had compulsory swimming lessons.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Earlier, my compulsory vault had gone well enough, but I’d taken a small step on the landing, and I wanted my second vault to be flawless.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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What made these compulsories different was the manner in which the two-time defending world champions went through it.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2021
The synchronized divers must still perform them, however — compulsories are the first two dives the pairs do.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2016
Jan Hoffmann of East Germany won the 1974 men’s world singles championship at Munich, but Cranston, who was too far behind after the compulsories to finish better than third, thrilled the 8,000 spectators.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2015
But if the ISU wants to be that literal-minded, it might as well bring back compulsories.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2014
Scott usually dominated the compulsories, the tracing of figure-eight variations, which accounted for 60 percent of the scoring in her era, but she deftly executed spins and leaps as well.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2012
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