duty
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McClarkin, at the BBPA, has been analysing excise duty on beer.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said tech companies "have a moral duty to act by making it impossible for children to take, share or view nude images. If they don't, we will legislate".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 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
Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello is still on duty to make sure she doesn’t go soft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Unfortunately, she has the sad duty to report his death six years before.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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