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“It’s not a given, nor is it an obligation or mandatory to develop a friendship with individuals that you collaborate with,” says Pierre.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

The world’s largest Muslim-majority country is extending mandatory halal-certification requirements on Oct.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Kyle Diamantas said the notifications for new substances are mandatory, but it was unclear how the government will enforce the requirement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Helmets and high-visibility vests are already mandatory in several French regions, including Seine-et-Marne, Alpes-Maritimes and Vaucluse.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

They would be scolded for staying in the city when there was a mandatory evacuation in effect, and they would be sent north on a bus or helicopter.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

That runs counter to the method Pennsylvania uses with many of its mandatories, which leave those findings in the hands of judges using a lower standard of evidence.

From Washington Times ● May 30, 2015

For if they are mandatories, we cannot deny that they may kill with their own hands; and nevertheless, not to speak of the other decisions cited above, Clar.

From The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book by Anonymous