mandatory
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“It’s not a given, nor is it an obligation or mandatory to develop a friendship with individuals that you collaborate with,” says Pierre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The disclosures were included in the mandatory end-of-quarter 13F filings provided by the San Francisco-headquartered fund, and the heavy concentration in just two companies, in closely-related sectors raises uncomfortable questions about risk management practices.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
The world’s largest Muslim-majority country is extending mandatory halal-certification requirements on Oct.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Helmet use is not mandatory in the UK, unlike some other countries.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Our Victory Tour interview with Caesar Flickerman was mandatory viewing.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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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
With the collapse of those mandatories today, those same defendants could easily see far different outcomes.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 10, 2016
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
Since 1791, the elections, violated and deserted, had brought intruders only to the legislative benches, under the name of mandatories.
From The Modern Regime, Volume 1 by John Durand
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