mandate
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Leano said the mayor also can’t unilaterally mandate people receiving city-funded housing assistance enter treatment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The swift decision caps a three-week trial that saw a parade of tech titans take the stand, with Musk arguing that OpenAI's pivot to a profit-driven business betrayed its original nonprofit mandate.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
There are regulatory rules that mandate investment banks not show favoritism to clients, but there is also a lot of leeway.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Under Eurovision rules, contestants do not have to be citizens of the country they are representing, although some participating countries can mandate it under their own rules.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
It was as if the teachers, many of whom were white, had been given a mandate.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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