mandated

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It is a period of time, mandated by the SEC, during which leaders of a business actively preparing to list on a public stock exchange are not supposed to make certain statements.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

After all, the U.S. is one of the few developed nations without federally mandated paid time off.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The rule would have mandated better monitoring at the fence lines of Formosa Plastics and other plants.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

She recently told The Wall Street Journal that she is focused on achieving the inflation target mandated for the central bank, saying, “It must be achieved.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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