mandatory
Example Sentences
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A common refrain in the restaurant industry, especially among disgruntled servers, goes something like this: Every diner should have to work for at least one year in a restaurant, akin to mandatory military service.
Instead, fans reserved seats for performances directly from theaters, paying for mandatory food and beverage vouchers.
From Los Angeles Times
The WTA rankings are also based on 18 tournaments, but the leading players are expected to play at least 20 mandatory events - four Grand Slams, 10 WTA 1000s and six 500s.
From BBC
Dueñas, a 2019 ruling from the state’s appellate division that found imposing mandatory fines on indigent people ran afoul of the 8th Amendment, which prohibits excessive fines along with cruel and unusual punishment.
From Los Angeles Times
With Bangladeshi children receiving only two years education on average, she made primary school free and mandatory for all.
From BBC
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