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[doo-tee, dyoo-] / ˈdu ti, ˈdyu- /




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Atkins and SEC’s two other commissioners now argue that stockbrokers already have a strict legal duty to execute trades with the most favorable terms for their clients, making the trade-through rule superfluous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The SEC argues the rule is superfluous because U.S. equity markets are highly automated and brokers have a duty to clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Is this a sense of duty to his team?

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

I arranged a new meeting place with Max, though if the right policeman was on duty, we could just meet near the gate and trade through the fence.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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