duty
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Atkins and SEC’s two other commissioners now argue that stockbrokers already have a strict legal duty to execute trades with the most favorable terms for their clients, making the trade-through rule superfluous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The SEC argues the rule is superfluous because U.S. equity markets are highly automated and brokers have a duty to clients.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"We are currently paying 54p a pint in beer duty," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
In fact only Morocco, at 90p a pint, beats the England and Scotland teams for beer duty.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
And when it’s Sunday, and the nurses are both on duty, and it’s his day of the week to come downstairs, I discover he has fleas.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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