mandatory

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He recently sent a letter to Trump, along with about 60 conservatives in favor of AI regulation, asking the administration to require mandatory AI-model testing, a step beyond the now-shelved executive order.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Work experience should be mandatory for over-16s because it is "transformative" in helping young people learn "things that I don't think we teach in our curriculum, but that all employers are looking for", he said.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Provincial officials insist that Tierra del Fuego has not had a case of hantavirus since its reporting became mandatory 30 years ago -- unlike in provinces to the north, such as Rio Negro and Chubut.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Buschatzke called such large mandatory cuts a sobering possibility for Arizona.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

When the high-speed chases and mandatory shoot-outs become too repetitive, I head over to the revival houses and watch gentler movies in which the couples sleep in separate beds and everyone wears a hat.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris