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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

Canada will abandon efforts to compel foreign streaming services to make mandatory financial contributions to its domestic entertainment industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Japan and Germany though have a mandatory long-term care insurance system which is funded through contributions from workers and employers.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Carson, the defending City Section Open Division champion, will have five mandatory days of acclimation, then hold an intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

It wasn’t long until the Silvers built arenas everywhere, even villages like the Stilts, and attendance that was once a gift became a mandatory curse.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard

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

Greenleaf said he now believes that many mandatories are inequitable and fail in their intended purpose.

From Washington Times ● May 30, 2015

Since 1791, the elections, violated and deserted, had brought intruders only to the legislative benches, under the name of mandatories.

From The Modern Regime, Volume 1 by Durand, John