required reading
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The losses inflicted on the U.S. fleet in 1941 at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, in whose navy Mahan was required reading, were soon replaced, and then some.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The story he tells, especially in its grim final chapter, should be required reading for leaders of modern nations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Multiple educational institutions were destroyed by the fires, many of which rely on indie bookstores to supply them with required reading material for their fall and spring semesters.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025
The series of about three dozen government-written, free textbooks will be required reading for first through ninth grades in every school nationwide, starting on Aug. 28.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2023
Like all shrinks’ offices, anyway, it has The Bookshelf full of required reading.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
