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mandate

[man-deyt] / ˈmæn deɪt /


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He has repeatedly urged the international community to extend the mandate of the peacekeepers, who have witnessed war after war in south Lebanon since the mission was first deployed.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Florida also has no renewable mandate and continues adding solar rapidly.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

This isn’t even a mandate, only persuasion and advice.

From Salon Sep. 10, 2026

She's a US-based senior executive who has observed that, while there isn't a formal mandate for employees to use AI, it's obviously determining who is rewarded, and who is left behind.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Even without the pressure of the space race, even without the mandate to beat the enemy.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Soybeans feed livestock and humans, but their oil also flows into an energy economy shaped by several decades of federal renewable-fuel mandates.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

"International courts and tribunals must be able to freely carry out their mandates," he added.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

While early journal entries chronicle profound uncertainties regarding viral origins and transmission dynamics, public mandates were treated as absolute, unquestionable truths.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Return-to-office mandates also have hiring managers more focused on candidates’ personalities.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 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

Quarantine rules can send a child home for days or weeks, causing a ripple effect on childcare responsibilities for parents in a country that does not have federally mandated paid sick time.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

Medicaid estate recovery has been a mandated federal policy since 1993, set up primarily to recoup rising costs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

In this case, the National Trust, a private nonprofit organization, plainly lacks the standing mandated by the Constitution.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Millions of people write these exams every year across states and nationally, often attending coaching classes, until they reach the mandated age limit.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The mandated list of occupants clings to its front door.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

They have also tried to stop poorly equipped climbers from summitting and mandating that visitors spend at least one night at one of the huts on the trails.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

As part of its vote, the council also approved an amendment introduced by Councilmember Adrin Nazarian recommending the city attorney assess potential legal liabilities for mandating in-person training requirements.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Both Heathrow and Gatwick, for example, have moved away from mandating minimum distances between incoming aircraft in favour of a system which continually calculates spacing times based on wind speeds and aircraft types.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Four states — California, Delaware, Colorado and Hawaii — are now mandating that students take a semester-long personal-finance course before graduating.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

That research, and other investigations like it, led to changes in air traffic regulations, mandating minimum distances between flight paths so as to prevent that kind of wake turbulence accident.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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