duty
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Companies can also require shareholders to own at least 3% of shares to bring lawsuits for breaches of fiduciary duty and self-dealing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
She castigated department attorneys over their “appalling” and “reckless disregard for the duty of candor” and described them as “unworthy of this trust at every point.”
From Slate • May 18, 2026
There was no way Tennyson wouldn’t answer the call for duty.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
It is a highly personal subject for Prince Harry - he spent 10 years in the British Army until 2015, including two tours of duty in Afghanistan.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Presumably I was to wait for a superior officer to come in—a final training, or at least a debriefing of instructions before I was assigned a permanent duty station.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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