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mandatory

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


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Users of these executive agents say human oversight remains mandatory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

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

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

Voting in North Korea is not mandatory, but the government keeps close track of those who do not show up.

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

Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said he believes the state’s justices will resurrect at least some of the mandatories.

From Washington Times ● May 30, 2015

Germany was deprived of her possessions in Africa during the European War, and the Peace Conference of 1919 appointed Great Britain, France, and Belgium to act as mandatories of the League of Nations.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various


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