mandates

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That situation -- high inflation and inconsistent job growth -- has left the Fed in a potentially sticky situation of having to choose between its mandates.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Last week the Postmaster laid out two paths: “First would be to remove the mandates that ensure the Postal Service loses money.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Specifically, are return-to-office mandates having any major effect on maternal labor force participation?

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Absent the aesthetic mandates of an established network, she had to clarify her own brand.

From Slate • May 6, 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