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Isaias strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday as it headed toward the US Gulf Coast, the US National Hurricane Center said, prompting mandatory evacuations and disrupting oil and gas production.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

A cooling kit is not mandatory, but any driver who chooses not to use it has to carry 5kg of ballast in their car to ensure he does not have a competitive advantage.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Teachers refused to check homework or administer mandatory assessments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

A spokesperson for Roblox said it had "invested heavily" in its safeguards for children which include mandatory age checks.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

She was convicted of multiple charges that triggered a sentence of mandatory life imprisonment without parole.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

By giving up the belts, he is stepping away from mandatories, the politics and the pressure to keep defending against whoever is next in line.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

There is also the issue of Usyk's mandatories, which could throw up one particularly eye-catching encounter.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2022

Instead he has dealt with a string of decent but unspectacular mandatories in Hagler-esque fashion as they have shuffled tentatively into his range.

From The Guardian ● May 9, 2016

Also, the federal decision recognized an exception for mandatories that involve a defendant’s criminal history.

From Washington Times ● May 30, 2015

The Central Committee at the same time placarded a similar appeal—a puerile but generous illusion; and on this point the people of Paris entirely agreed with their mandatories.

From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary