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Recent Examples of nonelective Sought after for elective and nonelective post-surgical recovery, Immortelle prides itself on a holistic approach to aftercare. Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2023 The owner can make both elective-deferral contributions from compensation of up to $19,500 in 2020 ($26,000 for those ages 50 and up) and employer nonelective contributions, with all contributions (except catch-up contributions of those 50 or older) totaling no more than $57,000. Dallas News, 31 May 2020 Again, in the case of these nonelective matches, employees may be given the choice of whether to make the match on a pre-tax basis or on an after-tax Roth basis. Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023 The first huge change for people who are still working is that employers will now be able to provide employees with the option to receive matching and nonelective contributions to a Roth account for their 401(k)/403(b)/457(b) plans. James Lange, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023 Sometimes it can be caused by long-term contact-lens use; but more often than not, the condition is brought on by age—and can even obstruct vision in severe cases, turning an elective eye-lift procedure into a nonelective one in insurance parlance. Jancee Dunn, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2021
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Adjective
  • There's still a place for the Pentagon's incumbent contractors, according to Hammett.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The race for mayor in Geneva in the April 1 election is between incumbent Kevin Burns and challenger Karsten Pawlik.
    David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The transformations that make employees sigh today are mandatory for thriving tomorrow.
    Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The law also lowered some mandatory minimum prison sentences for prisoners given an enhanced penalty if they were convicted of a serious drug felony or serious violence felony.
    Taylor Millard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • As previously reported, the new Main Stand, which eventually opened in 2016, involved compulsory purchase orders, approved by Liverpool City Council, which forced local residents to give up their homes.
    Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The district representatives grow increasingly dubious about everyone’s strange attitudes, eventually shaking Ava as their compulsory chaperone while the staff runs out of places to stash the larger items.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The Fix: Ensure your job descriptions are clear and concise, outlining required skills, responsibilities and expectations.
    Rebecca Skilbeck, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Management did instruct Hughley to document the use of Benadryl but did not get the required parental signature on the form.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The president's order will direct McMahon to take all necessary steps permitted by law to dissolve department, according to the sources familiar.
    Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • By March, social media complaints were getting louder as Tesla wrapped up its probe, concluding that a voluntary recall was necessary.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Nonelective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonelective. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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