duty
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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
Pacific island neighbour Vanuatu secured a landmark win last year in the International Court of Justice, which found nations had a legal duty to prevent harms from planet-warming pollution.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Trade Representative said products of Canada, Mexico, Taiwan, the EU and the U.K., among other countries, would face a 10% duty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
However the duty came in at 10%, and it has not been increased.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Once a year, Washington also issued each enslaved worker a new blanket that often had to serve double duty for farm chores—like gathering wood or vegetables—as well as keeping warm.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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