mandatory
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Some firms impose mandatory retirement ages, typically around 65, or offer generous pension packages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Michael Sachs, weighing both state law and a Supreme Court order, rejected an attempt by the Chino Valley Unified School District to reinstate its mandatory parent-notification policy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
He also was compensated for a mandatory "waiting period" following his departure from government.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
In-person training became mandatory at the school only after her son’s death, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
They would be scolded for staying in the city when there was a mandatory evacuation in effect, and they would be sent north on a bus or helicopter.
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
Statistics from 2014 show a drop in mandatories that appears to track the court decisions.
From Washington Times ● May 30, 2015
Faced by this ominous situation, the "mandatories" took military counter-measures.
From The New World of Islam by Lothrop Stoddard
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