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mandate

[man-deyt] / ˈmæn deɪt /


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A week before the delivery, the balance in the escrow account fell below the contractually mandated minimum of $10,000.

From The Wall Street Journal

It wasn’t until states began mandating school districts to develop phone policies that more uniform enforcement began.

From The Wall Street Journal

It mandated both sides to withdraw their heavy weapons from the disputed region, and to establish an interim observer team to monitor it.

From BBC

“Follow the mandate of John D. Rockefeller: own nothing, control everything,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Europe, for example, where Musk has said he hopes to win approval for FSD as soon as February, carmakers are mandated to have effective strategies to warn inattentive drivers.

From BBC