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duty

[doo-tee, dyoo-] / ˈdu ti, ˈdyu- /




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Since its introduction, organisations and individuals have been able to take public bodies to court for failing to abide by the duty.

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

The issue of a coroner's duty to "identify risks to life" was also mentioned, so potential future deaths could be prevented.

From BBC • 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

Sometimes you’re on laundry, other seasons you’re assigned to dish duty in the kitchen or compost shoveling.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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