duty

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It has created safe harbors—guidance for the prudent process that is required for the exercise of fiduciary duty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Large companies will have 120 days to commit to "reshoring plans" before the steep duty kicks in, while smaller companies have a 180-day buffer, a senior US official told reporters.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

"The last 02:30 alarm call, my last briefing with the duty forecaster, the last time I hear 'time gone Carol' in my earpiece," she noted.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

A high-ranking sheriff’s official has been relieved of duty in connection with the internal investigation, according to a department spokesperson.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Girls and boys growing up in the Soviet Union of the 1920s and 1930s, like Marina Raskova, felt that preparing for war was their duty, just like going to school.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein