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To minimize arm injuries, Little League instituted age-specific pitch-count caps and mandatory rest periods 20 years ago, but not all travel clubs abide by the rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

USC, for example, remains test optional, meaning students can choose to have their scores considered in the admission process, but doing so is not mandatory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

A surge of large companies started offering infertility benefits to attract top talent, and states passed legislation making insurance mandatory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

As part of a “dairy sustainability initiative,” the mandatory payments were funding efforts to “regenerate the environment,” reduce greenhouse gases and environmental impact, and support “energy audits.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

And in the late nineteenth century the Congress made its reading a mandatory ritual on Washington’s birthday.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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

Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said he believes the state’s justices will resurrect at least some of the mandatories.

From Washington Times ● May 30, 2015

The people always reserves the right to cooperate with its mandatories, which right it practices daily in the galleries.

From The French Revolution - Volume 2 by John Durand