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mandatory

[man-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈmæn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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The last part is about making reporting of security incidents mandatory.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Alabama, Florida and Georgia all declared states of emergency ahead of its arrival, while both Florida and Alabama issued mandatory evacuation orders to thousands of people.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Isaias strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday as it headed toward the US Gulf Coast, the US National Hurricane Center said, prompting mandatory evacuations and disrupting oil and gas production.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Teachers refused to check homework or administer mandatory assessments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Other nations rush to pass mandatory Mind’s Eye legislation, and in a matter of months every person on Earth is living in a fantasy world.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

By giving up the belts, he is stepping away from mandatories, the politics and the pressure to keep defending against whoever is next in line.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

There is also the issue of Usyk's mandatories, which could throw up one particularly eye-catching encounter.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2022

Instead he has dealt with a string of decent but unspectacular mandatories in Hagler-esque fashion as they have shuffled tentatively into his range.

From The Guardian ● May 9, 2016

Determinations for those mandatories can stay in the hands of judges, meaning that repeat offender statutes such as the state’s three strikes law remain constitutional.

From Washington Times ● May 30, 2015

A permanent commission shall be constituted to receive and examine the annual reports of the mandatories and to advise the Council on all matters relating to the observance of the mandates.

From Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements by Frank B. Lord




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