mandates
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The judge is expected to decide if Wong's offence is of a "grave nature", and if so, the security law mandates a prison stint of between 10 years and life.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
When mandates are in place, both women and men take the classes, she added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
While there has been community pushback to Zone 0 mandates, it’s mostly from a vocal minority, says Todd Lando, a battalion chief and wildfire hazard mitigation specialist with Central Marin Fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Under the strict mandates of the Windsor Framework, these regulatory shifts also mean heavy administrative and logistical costs.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Referring to them as sacred might feel uncomfortable, because the First Amendment of the Constitution tells us that this nation legally mandates separation of church and state.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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