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mandate

[man-deyt] / ˈmæn deɪt /


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Under the proposals, while the basic MLA salary will increase in line with earnings growth, payments for different office holders will remain unchanged throughout the 2027-32 mandate.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Stronger energy prices could support biodiesel demand, while Indonesia’s proposed B60 biodiesal mandate in 2027 may absorb more palm oil and tighten exports, she reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

"Everybody can see that we have been cooperating successfully for the last four years. The same four partners that now jointly seek the mandate to continue for the coming years," Kristersson said.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Florida also has no renewable mandate and continues adding solar rapidly.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

The Army does not exactly have a mandate to fight viruses on American soil.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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

Texas once had renewable mandates but eliminated them.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

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

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

Cereal companies also attempt to avoid unappetizing stickers, mandated in some other countries, warning of high sugar or fat content.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 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

High electricity prices and mandated demand have not translated into even gains for U.S. solar investors.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

“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

The medical discoveries made by such brilliant scientists as Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch led to procedures such as vaccination and measures such as quarantines that, when mandated by the government, saved millions of lives.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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

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

In New Hampshire and Michigan, parents have had success increasing recess in some schools and are pushing for state laws mandating it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 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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