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The US labor market has been largely stable this year, allowing the Fed to concentrate on the inflation side of its dual mandate.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The new mandate will require an average of 34.5 miles a gallon by model year 2031, down from the 50.4 miles a gallon standard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Andy Burnham said he will put forward tough decisions to fund a new national care service as part of Labour's next general election manifesto, seeking a mandate to make the changes next Parliament.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Recalling my therapist’s mandate, I didn’t answer right away.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

The strong god glittering left her as he spoke, and now her ladyship, having given heed to Zeus’s mandate, went to find Odysseus in his stone seat to seaward—tear on tear brimming his eyes.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

Licensing, testing mandates and the regulatory machinery surrounding them impose costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Soybeans feed livestock and humans, but their oil also flows into an energy economy shaped by several decades of federal renewable-fuel mandates.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Return-to-office mandates also have hiring managers more focused on candidates’ personalities.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

But Florida lawmakers haven’t gone along, and the mandates are still in place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Referring to them as sacred might feel uncomfortable, because the First Amendment of the Constitution tells us that this nation legally mandates separation of church and state.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

The agency said its available funding had fallen from $5.2 billion in 2024 to $3.9 billion in 2025, while the number of people it is mandated to protect is hovering around historically high levels.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Moscow has mandated that businesses take steps to protect themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The county regulators interpret pesticide safety laws differently, are not required to justify fines and are not mandated to check a company’s statewide compliance history, the audit found.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

"I would love to see them go much further - something mandated, a minimum on the pitch at any one time," the Guardian's Garry told BBC Women's Football Weekly.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The medical discoveries made by such brilliant scientists as Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch led to procedures such as vaccination and measures such as quarantines that, when mandated by the government, saved millions of lives.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

They have also tried to stop poorly equipped climbers from summitting and mandating that visitors spend at least one night at one of the huts on the trails.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Some countries - like the UK - are exploring the idea of mandating some kind of "kill switch" that could compel AI firms to pull the plug on models if things get out of hand.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

As part of its vote, the council also approved an amendment introduced by Councilmember Adrin Nazarian recommending the city attorney assess potential legal liabilities for mandating in-person training requirements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

In New Hampshire and Michigan, parents have had success increasing recess in some schools and are pushing for state laws mandating it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

They also house blood samples taken from most infants born in the United States since the late sixties, when states started mandating the screening of all newborns for genetic diseases.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot