required reading
noun
formal
: reading that must be done
The newspaper is required reading in my politics course.
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In the 2020 cycle, the book was required reading for R.N.C. organizers, who had to take a quiz on it before going into the field in swing states.
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Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Federer’s commencement speech ought to be required reading for all adults, not just Tiafoe.
—Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
Evening Chats In Beijing For anyone who thinks China's path to economic modernization is likely to be smooth, this important volume should be required reading.
—Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
Fauci also wrote the book on human anatomy that is required reading for medical students.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 June 2024
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Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Federer’s commencement speech ought to be required reading for all adults, not just Tiafoe.
—Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
Evening Chats In Beijing For anyone who thinks China's path to economic modernization is likely to be smooth, this important volume should be required reading.
—Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
Fauci also wrote the book on human anatomy that is required reading for medical students.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 June 2024
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“Required reading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/required%20reading. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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