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forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
it is incumbent upon you to attend every staff meeting
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Recent Examples of incumbent
Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Fellow incumbent Allison Barclay lost her seat to Melina Anderson, endorsed by the Riverside County Republican Party.
—Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: One issue Ocasio-Cortez had to confront was her past support for primary challengers to incumbent House Democrats — a sore subject for many lawmakers.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Hochman, who campaigned on restoring public safety, won the L.A. County district attorney election in a landslide, defeating progressive incumbent George Gascón.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Fellow incumbent Allison Barclay lost her seat to Melina Anderson, endorsed by the Riverside County Republican Party.
—Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
TikTok clearly hopes that the next administration will be more sympathetic to its plight than the incumbent administration.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: One issue Ocasio-Cortez had to confront was her past support for primary challengers to incumbent House Democrats — a sore subject for many lawmakers.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incumbent
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The Senate would then hold a trial and can either find the officeholder guilty of the articles of impeachment that the House voted for or acquit them.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Current and recent political officeholders, candidates, party officials and lobbyists are among those ineligible to serve on the commission.Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Far from being a compulsory burden or tax as some critics lazily posit, sports betting is a voluntary entertainment option, comparable to attending a concert, dining out, or going to the movies.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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An early draft of the bill was submitted by former President Ebrahim Raisi in May 2023 after the deadly protests over compulsory hijab laws.CNN staff, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, the required hormone injections can cause ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, where the ovaries become swollen and painful.New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
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Watch for the large orange and black warning signs at high use public accesses and the required thin ice signs around open water areas.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Sheriff Robert Luna of Los Angeles County said that about 18,000 people were in the mandatory or voluntary evacuation zones.Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Of those, more than 2,000 are under mandatory evacuation orders and roughly another 6,000 were under evacuation warnings.Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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These tasks make students evaluate the source and understand the potential biases behind it — a skill that is growing more and more necessary.Brayden Pryor, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Because none of these thoughts are necessary for sleep.Grace McCarty, SELF, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Incumbent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incumbent. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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