mandatory
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Anyone can set up as a funeral director without formal training, registration or mandatory oversight.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
For some clubs, that leaves barely enough time to welcome players back from the mandatory three-week post-tournament break required under Fifa regulations, let alone integrate them into pre-season preparations.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
ARIRANG, named after a South Korean folk song, includes mostly English lyrics but explores themes including Korean identity after the band's hiatus for mandatory military service.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
BTS’ comeback album “Arirang,” its first after the band members’ mandatory South Korean military service, was widely expected to compete for the award.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The only time you can count on it is when they're airing the Games or some important government message on television that it's mandatory to watch.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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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
That runs counter to the method Pennsylvania uses with many of its mandatories, which leave those findings in the hands of judges using a lower standard of evidence.
From Washington Times ● May 30, 2015
The people always reserves the right to cooperate with its mandatories, which right it practices daily in the galleries.
From The French Revolution - Volume 2 by Durand, John
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