mandatory
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The Home Office told us: "All asylum claimants are subject to mandatory security checks to confirm their identity for the purpose of immigration, security and criminality checks."
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
The state’s schools—once among the U.S.’s worst-performing—have made gains with intensive tutoring, mandatory summer school for struggling pupils and a back-to-basics approach that emphasizes phonics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
In a bid to boost tracing goods, the EU will make it mandatory from November 1, 2026 to provide reference details about the products.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
There’s also the Pentagon announcement last week that it is reversing course on flu vaccines, making them mandatory yet again.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026
“There’s a mandatory evacuation. First time in New Orleans history.”
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
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