as in compulsory
forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
the tests are mandatory for all students wishing to graduate
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Recent Examples of mandatory
Social Security is considered a mandatory program, and it's not funded by the shorter-term continuing-resolution bills that have kept the government operating in recent years amid Washington political gridlock.
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Marley Jay, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
In sum, these business models are at odds with developments in mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation.
—Áine Clarke, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
Search results on an online travel agency, for instance, must include the maximum total of all mandatory fees or charges people will have to pay.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2024
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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Marley Jay, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
In sum, these business models are at odds with developments in mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation.
—Áine Clarke, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
Search results on an online travel agency, for instance, must include the maximum total of all mandatory fees or charges people will have to pay.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2024
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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In Shrinking’s sophomore season, however, that sense of uneasy interrogation is gone, and in its place is a puddle of narrative goo, an after-school special masquerading as a sitcom, an act of aggression toward anyone who blanches at the compulsory nature of forgiveness.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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One thing to bear in mind: Military service is compulsory for non-Arab Israeli citizens 18 and up, including oleh, or Jewish immigrants to Israel (with a few exceptions).Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 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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Biden, the incumbent president strategically shuttled away from the national spotlight since his debate with Trump in June, was never heard from in the negotiations.Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
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Wilson County School Board Zone 1 Greg Hohman defeated incumbent Carrie Pfeiffer in Thursday's closest race.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 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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However, turnarounds often come with difficult decisions, including layoffs, which are sometimes necessary to streamline operations and stabilize finances.Marek Niedzwiedz, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Mandatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandatory. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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