mandate
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But he could have done more, as I suggested back in June in another of our informative, effervescent conversations, to build a mandate and also to prepare California voters for the rough road ahead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2026
In short, how does he intend to transform his undeniable popularity as a sporting figure into a political mandate?
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026
“Every company has an ethics mandate, and Nvidia is no exception to that.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
Barkin noted that if AI underdelivers or overdelivers, the resulting economic shifts could move attention to the Fed’s maximum employment mandate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
At the same time, Truman issued Executive Order 9980, sharpening the teeth of the wartime mandate that had helped bring West Area Computing into existence.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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These local mandates range from $8.75 in West Virginia to nearly three times the federal standard in Seattle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
When mandates are in place, both women and men take the classes, she added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
It mandates that owners of the nearly 200 horses would not be allowed to sell them for slaughter or for the purposes of other horse-carriage businesses.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 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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Countries, including Poland, Norway and the Netherlands, have mandated similar rules to "boost the economic benefit from defence procurement", the statement continued.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The 30-day yields are calculations mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for investors to use when comparing funds’ dividend yields.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
She worried about the route that authorities had mandated for the demonstration in Paris, pointing out that parts of it were "extremely narrow" and that it passed by a gas station.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Low European gas storage levels and mandated restocking are supporting prices, raising the risk of stronger competition with Asian buyers and potential price spikes over winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
They walked nonchalantly and talked tough, explaining how the hour-long recreation period was mandated by the courts.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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The state also does not have a law in place mandating runoff elections.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
Ohio’s legislature also passed a new law mandating chip cards for benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
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
They also house blood samples taken from most infants born in the United States since the late sixties, when states started mandating the screening of all newborns for genetic diseases.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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