mandatory
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Daniel now faces a mandatory life sentence, though the court didn’t immediately disclose a sentencing date.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
To assuage concerns of government overreach, the draft explicitly stated that nothing in the order should be read as creating a mandatory licensing or approval requirement for AI models.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Work experience should be mandatory for over-16s because it is "transformative" in helping young people learn "things that I don't think we teach in our curriculum, but that all employers are looking for", he said.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Buschatzke called such large mandatory cuts a sobering possibility for Arizona.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
He did his job well, responded with the mandatory “Yes, Sir” to diners’ demands, and pretty much just kept his mouth shut.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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