mandatory
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For example, if distributions are mandatory, creditors of beneficiaries may obviously be able to reach those distributions.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
He recently sent a letter to Trump, along with about 60 conservatives in favor of AI regulation, asking the administration to require mandatory AI-model testing, a step beyond the now-shelved executive order.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 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
Having initially insisted a digital "Britcard" would be mandatory and help to tackle illegal working, the government has now shifted to introducing non-compulsory digital ID.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Defecating and urinating there were mandatory, as human waste was used as fertilizer on the camp farm.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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