mandatory
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The move extends mandatory life sentences to anyone who commits the manslaughter of an emergency worker on duty including police, prison officers, firefighters and paramedics.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
While the centre operates without strict Vatican oversight, it follows long-standing Church rules governing exorcism, including mandatory vetting by mental health professionals.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
With an indirect rollover, the check is made payable to the former employee, is treated as a distribution and is subject to mandatory 20% tax withholding.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
Its policy combines investigation, discipline and mandatory education.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Leave New Orleans. This is a mandatory evacuation. Mandatory.”
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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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
Also, the federal decision recognized an exception for mandatories that involve a defendant’s criminal history.
From Washington Times ● May 30, 2015
On the 20th Lord Granville received a private letter from Lord Lyons, who would not hear of the mandatories of Europe plan for Egypt, which, however, Mr. Gladstone had approved.
From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius
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