mandatory
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Uber says that about 27% of a rider’s fare on average goes to mandatory insurance costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
The mandatory minimum sentence is 10 years in prison.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 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
It was the first time all seven members had performed together since they took a break to complete their mandatory military service in South Korea.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
The second principle is that backshifting is not mandatory, which means that violating the sequence-of-tense rules and keeping the reported content in the present tense is not always an error.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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