mandatory
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About 16,000 people remain under mandatory evacuation orders in the blocks immediately around the property.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
For example, if distributions are mandatory, creditors of beneficiaries may obviously be able to reach those distributions.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
Officials believed Sacks supported the order, but the night before the planned signing he began raising concerns that the voluntary review process could one day be made mandatory.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
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
In fact, under the federal sentencing guidelines, providing “substantial assistance” is often the only way defendants can hope to obtain a sentence below the mandatory minimum.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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