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It is not yet clear if that would be enough to take power in the state but the AfD says it has won a mandate to govern.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Recess is just as important for middle school and high school students, yet they are often left out of policies that mandate it.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Unifil’s mandate was extended for a final year at the end of August 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

He becomes executive chairman of Apple's board on the same day, with a mandate the company has said includes engaging policymakers around the world.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

In December, though he lacked an official mandate to do so, Burnham secretly mailed inquiries to five men, “feeling confident that I would carry my point.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Constitution mandates that states deliver fugitives upon proper demand—though it does not provide a time frame for a response—the judge’s hands were tied.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

"International courts and tribunals must be able to freely carry out their mandates," he added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

To this day, Switzerland mandates that every citizen must have access to a nuclear bunker, external.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

States could keep the existing mandates if they want or design their own rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 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

“You see this in Scandinavian countries, you see it in China where they mandated EVs and they put money behind it and the industry surged.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Known as “direct admissions,” this expedited process is free and omits required essays, questions about extracurriculars and mandated standardized tests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Medicaid estate recovery has been a mandated federal policy since 1993, set up primarily to recoup rising costs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Their final request was that the treatment mandated after the medical assessment "be provided without delay".

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

The federal government mandated high-stakes testing as part of the No Child Left Behind law, signed by President Bush in 2002.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

In the last decade, states have started mandating individual meters in multifamily buildings; in 2018, California began requiring that water submeters be installed in newly constructed residences with two or more units.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The confusion that ensued became a "catalyst" for modern regulations mandating better flotation equipment on planes and preflight briefings on how to use it, aviation safety expert John Cox told AP.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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

One point of mandating U.S. stock-market exposure with the funds is to give future generations buy-ins on America’s economy.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 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