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For example, Meta’s settlement gives teens the option to pick a non-algorithmic feed and turn off autoplay but, unlike in the legislation, it’s not mandatory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

In the state of Massachusetts, this conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Approval of new single-stock leveraged products has been put on hold, and a mandatory cash deposit required to trade them was tripled to roughly $21,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

To reduce their power, the author suggested things like the reintroduction of mandatory retirement ages or the creation of a progressive tax on homes to encourage downsizing.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

This was an art school, and the writing workshop was commonly known as the easiest way to fulfill one's mandatory English credits.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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

With the collapse of those mandatories today, those same defendants could easily see far different outcomes.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 10, 2016

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

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 John Durand