duty
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A trustee manages assets placed into a trust and has a legal duty to follow the terms of that trust.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
According to Liberty, In 2023 the government's biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner Fraser Sampson said that camera on an officer walking down the street could check hundreds if not thousands of people while on duty.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The state broadcaster reported 247 people were on duty underground at the time of the explosion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Or they call and say you missed jury duty and a warrant has been issued for your arrest.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Irina was on duty in the Komsomol room of Moscow State University on October 9, 1941, when she received a telephone call from the party headquarters.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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