mandatory
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He vacated his WBO title instead of facing Fabio Wardley, and may well choose to vacate his other belts too rather than face mandatory challengers in the future.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Another letter says staff must undergo mandatory “cultural competency training that focuses on residents who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
After a four-year hiatus, during which the band's members completed mandatory military service, BTS were fully re-energised and clearly happy to be back on stage.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
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
Defecating and urinating there were mandatory, as human waste was used as fertilizer on the camp farm.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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