as in obligation
something one must do because of prior agreement
few incumbencies of her office are as distasteful to the college president as fund-raising, of which there seems to be no end
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Recent Examples of incumbency
Lichtman references several factors, from incumbency to economic conditions, in forecasting election winners.
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Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
Many of California’s 58 counties don’t have judge races on the ballot this year, a sign of the power of incumbency.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Blame the power of incumbency that discourages election challengers and a deceptive measure that a majority of board members placed on the June 2022 ballot.
—Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
But Trump once again sacrificed the air of incumbency favored in the past by sitting presidents and remained relentlessly on offense against Biden.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Sep. 2024
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Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
Many of California’s 58 counties don’t have judge races on the ballot this year, a sign of the power of incumbency.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Blame the power of incumbency that discourages election challengers and a deceptive measure that a majority of board members placed on the June 2022 ballot.
—Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
But Trump once again sacrificed the air of incumbency favored in the past by sitting presidents and remained relentlessly on offense against Biden.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incumbency
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The company acknowledges its dependence on maintaining compatibility with customer IT infrastructures and managing global operations to meet future obligations.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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And yet, while NBC stations — which are the ones licensed by the FCC, rather than the network itself — had made good on their equal-time obligations to Trump within 24 hours, on Monday morning, Carr was on live with Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo, threatening to pull the licenses of NBC stations.Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Voters arrived at the Brighton District Library after the polls opened at 7 a.m. to perform their civic duty and vote.Arpan Lobo, Nushrat Rahman, Natalie Davies, Lindsay Tague, Alexander Boesch, Sarah Moore, Sophia Jundy, Mikia Lawrence, Alec Mork, Siddhi Choubey and Sonja Krohn, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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The role cutting government spending is not expected to be a Cabinet level position, meaning Musk wouldn’t be required to step away from his CEO duties.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Decisions that all of us have to be able to take full responsibility for.Steve Megargee, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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On his touchdown: My only responsibility on that play was to get covered by the safety so Christian scored a touchdown.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Though even back in August, an agent told The Real Deal that ahead of expectations of lower commissions, half of the brokers in his office had quit.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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In late May, the FBI searched Owens’ office at the Hinds County District Attorney’s Office under a warrant.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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For most of October, Sean Payton harped on his offense’s need to improve on third down.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The filing notes substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern, citing the need for additional funding to meet obligations.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Turning that promise into policy would go a long way to reestablish American deterrence.Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Then the question would be: Would Trump honor NATO’s central promise, that if one member gets attacked, the others are expected to come to its aid?Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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