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mandatory

[man-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈmæn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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The CMA said it would examine whether the mandatory family seat fee is "dripped" during the booking process and whether consumers are presented with the total price that they will pay.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Repeated lightning strikes led to multiple resets of ⁠the mandatory 30-minute delay before play eventually restarted.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The twin offerings—each totaling 192.5 million shares—were the largest mandatory convertible preferred issues in market history.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Unlike a traditional convertible offering that promises that holders will get their original investment back at maturity, mandatory convertibles will get exchanged for common stock in three years.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

White men comprised 78 percent of the arrests for this offense in 1990 when new mandatory minimums governing drunk driving were being adopted.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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