duty
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Other celebrities simply encouraged fans to fulfill their civic duty and vote without backing any candidates, while others focused on the California gubernatorial election and key Senate races.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Lamb believed that he had a duty to protect the public from tyrannical government overreach.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
An investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission will likely have a fiduciary duty under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to put your interests first.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Asked about the case, the DOJ told ProPublica, “Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections, and the Department has a duty to enforce it.”
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
I know she loves being assigned greenhouse duty the most; it’s where we prep our seed trays and grow the vegetable starts for our garden.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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The market has been awaiting a decision on potential U.S. duties on refined copper, which the Commerce Secretary recommended enforcing at 15% next year, rising to 30% in 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Some of her duties were reportedly absorbed by Robert Port, a veteran documentary filmmaker with no PR experience whose own hiring was shrouded in secrecy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
The couple left the UK and stepped back from their royal duties in early 2020, before settling in California in March that year.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Everyone in town seems to be getting married off, with the women resigning themselves to the conventional duties of a loveless union.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
During the war, he served as a regimental surgeon before beginning duties at the U.S.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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