duty
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The striker did not have a proper pre-season, after pushing to leave Brentford, and suffered a knee injury on international duty with DR Congo only days after joining Newcastle.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“Technology can assist legal practice, but it does not replace an attorney’s duty of competence, diligence, and honesty.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
"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
Mr. Lander was rightly criticized for these decisions, and for Mr. Warshaw it will be even harder to wrap himself in the mantle of neutral fiduciary duty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
When they were on duty, they had to call each other by their ranks and surnames; off duty, they could use their first names—or even sweet or funny nicknames.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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