mandate
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Still, Dallas president Lorie Logan warned: "I currently estimate the target range needs to rise an additional 50 basis points or more to appropriately balance the outlook and risks for our dual mandate goals."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Work is similarly under way to improve Europe's early warning system with plans under discussion including reinforcing the mandate of the bloc's border agency Frontex to conduct social media monitoring.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
In his speech, ap Iorwerth will say the election "delivered a clear mandate from the people of Wales for positive change that makes a tangible difference to their lives".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Reaching the stage at which supervisors mandate terms is rare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
At the same time, Truman issued Executive Order 9980, sharpening the teeth of the wartime mandate that had helped bring West Area Computing into existence.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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The city must add 11,760 residential units by the end of the decade to meet state housing mandates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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
U.S. export controls and Chinese government mandates urging local tech companies to use domestic alternatives have boosted revenue for companies like Enflame, but its earnings have been dragged into the red by high research-and-development costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Texas once had renewable mandates but eliminated them.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 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
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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
Quarantine rules can send a child home for days or weeks, causing a ripple effect on childcare responsibilities for parents in a country that does not have federally mandated paid sick time.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
There are many reasons for the inclusion of diversity in education, not the least of which is a mandated curriculum in many school districts.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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Title IX is a federal civil rights law mandating that universities follow certain rules when investigating sexual assaults.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
Last month, Bass issued orders mandating Lineage remove all food waste within 45 days and mobilizing resources to assist the community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Originally a state-owned enterprise, Air Canada remains legally bound by the country’s Official Languages Act, mandating bilingualism in its service and communications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
A final consideration mandating complex organization for large societies has to do with population densities.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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