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duty

[doo-tee, dyoo-] / ˈdu ti, ˈdyu- /




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In a separate allegation, the tribunal heard he provided a sick note to a patient in November 2024 while suspended from practicing medical duties.

From BBC

Another big year for potholes was the exceptionally wet 2023, when L.A. diverted crews from other regular duties to focus on fulfilling roughly 19,642 pothole repair requests the city had received over four months.

From Los Angeles Times

They’re comically opposed to hard work and the duties of their job while also being almost impossibly protected from retribution by their employment contract.

From Salon

Foster added it was his statutory duty to hold Guildford to account and he planned to give issues "full and proper consideration".

From BBC

They estimated that reducing those costs by two percentage points would generate a rise in output that matches the losses suffered due to higher U.S. duties.

From The Wall Street Journal