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Some firms impose mandatory retirement ages, typically around 65, or offer generous pension packages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Michael Sachs, weighing both state law and a Supreme Court order, rejected an attempt by the Chino Valley Unified School District to reinstate its mandatory parent-notification policy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

An artificial intelligence "kill switch" which can be checked by a third-party may need to be mandatory for companies, a co-founder of one of the world's largest AI firms has said.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

In-person training became mandatory at the school only after her son’s death, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

He was given a mandatory death-in-prison sentence after his jury was illegally told that he had to prove his innocence beyond a reasonable doubt and the State introduced impermissible evidence.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

By giving up the belts, he is stepping away from mandatories, the politics and the pressure to keep defending against whoever is next in line.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

There is also the issue of Usyk's mandatories, which could throw up one particularly eye-catching encounter.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2022

Instead he has dealt with a string of decent but unspectacular mandatories in Hagler-esque fashion as they have shuffled tentatively into his range.

From The Guardian ● May 9, 2016

That runs counter to the method Pennsylvania uses with many of its mandatories, which leave those findings in the hands of judges using a lower standard of evidence.

From Washington Times ● May 30, 2015

He never forgot that the Yorkist party had started as the advocates of sound and strong administration, and the mandatories of the popular will against the queen’s incapable and corrupt ministers.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various