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mandatory

[man-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈmæn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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The family said they had paid more than five million francs in all, imposing a mandatory contribution on every relative.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Once the deal closes, PAG will launch a mandatory cash offer for the remainder of the shares at HK$0.8359 each, a 29.5% discount to the stock’s HK$1.185 closing price on Wednesday before trading was halted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

If convicted, Mogambi faces a mandatory prison term of at least 10 years, according to the Justice Department.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

But this might be the year the Westside, South Bay and other coastal areas realize that A/C is now mandatory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Defecating and urinating there were mandatory, as human waste was used as fertilizer on the camp farm.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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

Statistics from 2014 show a drop in mandatories that appears to track the court decisions.

From Washington Times ● May 30, 2015

The law should protect public and private liberties against the oppression of those who govern... offenses committed by the people's mandatories and agents must never go unpunished.

From The French Revolution - Volume 3 by John Durand


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