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duty

[doo-tee, dyoo-] / ˈdu ti, ˈdyu- /




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In fact only Morocco, at 90p a pint, beats the England and Scotland teams for beer duty.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It was my duty to teach the canon, even if I didn’t agree with Didion, because my students needed to be aware of her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

A year later, a court ruled that Devon County Council had failed to meet its duty when setting the fees it pays to private care homes.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello is still on duty to make sure she doesn’t go soft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Presumably I was to wait for a superior officer to come in—a final training, or at least a debriefing of instructions before I was assigned a permanent duty station.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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