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mandatory

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


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Carson, the defending City Section Open Division champion, will have five mandatory days of acclimation, then hold an intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

Another Labour MP, Alistair Strathern, has been calling for the government to make relationships and sex education mandatory for 16 to 18-year-olds.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Lieu, one of three co-chairs of the House Democratic Commission on AI, said the incident showed the need for mandatory safeguards as AI systems become more autonomous.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Hilda Solis, in a statement, said she understood the frustration and concerns of residents, including those calling for a mandatory evacuation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Kathy had the minivan’s radio on and heard Mayor Nagin repeat his instructions for residents to leave the city, but she noted that he had stopped short of a mandatory evacuation.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

Determinations for those mandatories can stay in the hands of judges, meaning that repeat offender statutes such as the state’s three strikes law remain constitutional.

From Washington Times May 30, 2015

Ferreted out by his mandatories, threatened with arrest by the Council, this Greek chose the lesser danger, and re-entered the Hôtel-de-Ville in mincing attitude.

From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.




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