mandatory
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The decline has triggered cutbacks, mandatory and voluntary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The services are not mandatory, a senior defense analyst with knowledge of Pentagon operations told The Times, but some who work closely with Hegseth’s office feel an “implied pressure” to attend and “fill seats.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Instead, the WGA was able to expand access to AI information and require mandatory meetings if companies that develop artificial intelligence technology hope to license writers’ work to train generative AI systems.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Eritrea is sometimes called Africa’s version of North Korea because of its mandatory conscription and lack of civil society.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
He and Shannon didn’t have mandatory basketball practice like usual, but were still going to the gym to shoot around because, well, that’s what they did every day.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
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