mandatory

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Saltiveri, who employs strict and longstanding mandatory biosecurity measures, is confident that his and other farms will remain uninfected.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Moreno Valley residents south of John F. Kennedy Drive were also under mandatory evacuation orders.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The 66-year-old has been criticised for staying on as general secretary past the organisation's mandatory retirement age of 63.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

ExpressVPN is based in the British Virgin Islands, a jurisdiction that does not have mandatory data retention laws and is well outside the Five/Nine/Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

“Leave New Orleans. This is a mandatory evacuation. Mandatory.”

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes