duty
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McClarkin, at the BBPA, has been analysing excise duty on beer.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
In fact only Morocco, at 90p a pint, beats the England and Scotland teams for beer duty.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
It was my duty to teach the canon, even if I didn’t agree with Didion, because my students needed to be aware of her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
After three tours of duty in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, he went back to Afghanistan as a contractor on the security detail for a U.S. ambassador.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
“You know what he is capable of. He could have done it again. You had a duty to try to stop him, to tell everyone the truth about who he is.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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