duty
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"We're seen as public servants and we've got a duty to get people to where they need to go," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
It actually pulls triple duty if you include it as we do at breakfast.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Platner pleaded ignorance—claiming that he had gotten inked with insignia while drunk and off duty in Croatia, and didn’t understand the horrific context until much later.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
However, the bill's progress through Parliament stalled earlier this year over disagreements between the government and campaigners about how the new legal duty of candour should apply to spies.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Perhaps most surprising is that most commandos were not criminals or delinquents: They volunteered for the special duty.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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