mandatory
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In October, a Finnish authority ordered work on two of Google's data centre sites in the country halted until mandatory environmental impact assessments have been completed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Among the author’s valuable if broad recommendations, he urges legislation that would establish mandatory follow-up care after the treatment of serious mental illness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 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
The tech giant initially said it would launch roughly $35 billion in public offerings, comprising $22.5 billion of Class A common stock and $12.5 billion of depositary shares representing mandatory convertible preferred stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Reducing the amount of time people spend behind bars—by eliminating harsh mandatory minimums—will alleviate some of the unnecessary suffering caused by this system, but it will not disturb the closed circuit.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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
Those of the first degree continue to meet after having nominated those of the second: the nation must needs watch its mandatories and maintain its imprescriptible rights.
From The French Revolution - Volume 1 by John Durand
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