mandatory

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Eritrea is sometimes called Africa’s version of North Korea because of its mandatory conscription and lack of civil society.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Moreno Valley residents south of John F. Kennedy Drive were also under mandatory evacuation orders.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

ExpressVPN is based in the British Virgin Islands, a jurisdiction that does not have mandatory data retention laws and is well outside the Five/Nine/Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

American reserve driver Jak Crawford, completing one of the team's mandatory young driver days, was in Fernando Alonso's car and was 22nd, just over a second slower than Lance Stroll.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“Even though it’s a mandatory evacuation, the mayor is allowing those who don’t have the money to leave to spend the night in the Superdome.”

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes