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mandating

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verb

present participle of mandate
as in ordering
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority the president of the sports league has mandated drug testing for all active members

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Recent Examples of mandating
Verb
The positive news is that despite headliners within the past few months about companies mandating return to the office, overall, the number has flattened out over the past couple quarters. Rachel Wells, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 Thirty-nine percent of the companies surveyed are mandating the use of AI tools, while another 46% are encouraging their use. Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 Musk has previously mandating in-person work at his office and emphasized the importance of it for productivity. Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 Most recently, the German government introduced new rules mandating that those applying for naturalization in the country affirm Israel’s right to exist. Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024 In March 2020, the FDA issued a rule mandating that cigarette packages and advertisements display graphic health warnings, including images depicting the adverse effects of smoking. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 By mandating that exchanges, wallet providers, and payment processors report details on user balances and transactions, CARF aims to standardize reporting for crypto holdings. Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024 By mandating manufacturers to provide repair documentation and parts, legislation in places like the UK, France, and India aims to curb these restrictive practices, ensuring that products are both maintainable and sustainable. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Nov. 2024 Local and state governments control the water supply, with some states mandating fluoride levels through state law. Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandating
Noun
  • While recent years have elevated the importance of employees and customers, this shift does not justify the unchecked approval of projects beyond what can reasonably be managed.
    Barry Cousins, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Insurers also typically need approval from regulators to raise consumer premiums, which takes time.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In these roles, PBMs decide what pharmacists and pharmacies are paid to dispense prescription medications.
    Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Some do require a prescription, while others can be an antihistamine, like Benadryl, which can help with motion sickness.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • When requesting feedback, good collaborators err on the side of specificity.
    Shani Harmon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Over the first two days of deliberations, jurors sent several notes to the court requesting to review video evidence and rehear parts of the jury instructions and testimony during the trial.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • By requiring tougher punishment for some theft and drug crimes, it’s expected to increase spending on jails and prisons.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This would mean that the transition from unicellular to multicellular life was not a leap requiring entirely new genes but rather an evolutionary refinement of existing genetic mechanisms.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Something dim and unknowable seemed to be asking me to trust it.
    Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Carter’s attorney Alex Spiro filed a motion Monday asking a judge to force the accuser to reveal her real name or dismiss the case.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But this act also gave people permission to go far enough—to acknowledge their righteous hatred of our depraved health-care system, and even to conjure something funny or silly or joyous out of that hate.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
  • When Mar-a-Lago and Trump’s Palm Beach golf club sought permission to hire temporary foreign workers in July 2024, Florida’s unemployment rate stood at 3.3%.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Unfortunately, the 10 qualifying commandments laid out on the Ninety-Two Club website soon dismissed the notion that National League fixtures might count.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
  • In the twentieth century, innovative artists chafed against high ticket prices and the constraints of tradition: players facing one way and the audience facing the other, for example, and a whole range of unspoken commandments.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The deal was conditioned upon approval by Alonzo Wickers, among the most preeminent legal clearance lawyers in the entertainment industry.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
  • His colleague Jermaine Pegues, who oversaw the lengthy clearance process, agrees.
    William Earl, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024

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