duty

Example Sentences

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“Leadership roles usually create fiduciary duties and reputational alignment that are hard to square away with claims of full research independence.”

From Barron's

“But it is a sphinx’s duty and pact to ask riddles, so I keep the tradition.”

From Literature

I jump from the chair and run to the librarians on duty.

From Literature

The government has a "duty" to help get the assisted dying bill through Parliament, Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has said, as concerns grow that time is running out for the legislation.

From BBC

The contract “has expanded significantly beyond its original scope,” Lee said in a statement, later adding, “I believe the Council has a duty to demand transparency and closely scrutinize costs.”

From Los Angeles Times