mandatory

Example Sentences

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The car was awaiting mandatory maintenance and was not being actively used by department personnel at the time of discovery, according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Surfshark, also headquartered in Amsterdam, benefits from strong privacy protections and no mandatory data retention laws.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

"The mining sector is such a robust and sensitive sector -- it can't be governed through press statements," he told AFP, calling for legislation to include mandatory minimum sentences for convicted offenders.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

In the interview, Kaufman spoke about the numerous safety checks the platform employed, including the mandatory age verification checks which were rolled out in January 2026 for all users in the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Other nations rush to pass mandatory Mind’s Eye legislation, and in a matter of months every person on Earth is living in a fantasy world.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson