mandatory
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The services are not mandatory, a senior defense analyst with knowledge of Pentagon operations told The Times, but some who work closely with Hegseth’s office feel an “implied pressure” to attend and “fill seats.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The decline has triggered cutbacks, mandatory and voluntary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The area from Van Buren Boulevard and Jurupa Road east to Stone Avenue toward Stone Elementary School and south to Paisano Way and Limonita Avenue is under mandatory evacuation orders.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Many K-pop boy bands have faced career downturns after completing mandatory military service, in a fiercely competitive industry where momentum is hard to regain.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Father Mulrooney welcomed everyone back and said that, once again, attendance at Mass was mandatory.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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