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as in mandatory
forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
formal instruction in driving is required in this state before you can get your driver's license
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as in necessary
impossible to do without
with these frigid winds, hats, scarves, and good mittens are required equipment for heading outside
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as in needed
to have as a requirement
the toy requires four batteries, which are not included
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Recent Examples of required
Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Richard Painter, the chief White House ethics lawyer in the George W. Bush administration, said Trump's Cabinet picks cannot officially become federal workers until the transition team signs the required papers.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Fink and Mellon’s efficiency-minded approach, abandoning unprofitable track and cutting the number of workers required to operate trains, sparked major labor strikes but also helped modernize the industry.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Of those cases, 10 workers died and three required lung transplants.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Richard Painter, the chief White House ethics lawyer in the George W. Bush administration, said Trump's Cabinet picks cannot officially become federal workers until the transition team signs the required papers.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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Diaz, naturally a left-winger, works and trains hard and is said to be a tactically intelligent player who has taken on board the subtle changes required to play in Slot’s forward line.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Fink and Mellon’s efficiency-minded approach, abandoning unprofitable track and cutting the number of workers required to operate trains, sparked major labor strikes but also helped modernize the industry.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The law was vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who noted the potential costs to the state of making such training mandatory.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Wonho After being released from his mandatory military enlistment in September, Wonho is back on stages.Mikelle Street, WWD, 22 Dec. 2024
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These tasks make students evaluate the source and understand the potential biases behind it — a skill that is growing more and more necessary.Brayden Pryor, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Because none of these thoughts are necessary for sleep.Grace McCarty, SELF, 20 Dec. 2024
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In Shrinking’s sophomore season, however, that sense of uneasy interrogation is gone, and in its place is a puddle of narrative goo, an after-school special masquerading as a sitcom, an act of aggression toward anyone who blanches at the compulsory nature of forgiveness.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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One thing to bear in mind: Military service is compulsory for non-Arab Israeli citizens 18 and up, including oleh, or Jewish immigrants to Israel (with a few exceptions).Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2024
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Biden, the incumbent president strategically shuttled away from the national spotlight since his debate with Trump in June, was never heard from in the negotiations.Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
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Wilson County School Board Zone 1 Greg Hohman defeated incumbent Carrie Pfeiffer in Thursday's closest race.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Good data is essential—ML models can only perform as well as the training data they are fed.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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However, Rao added that outside of preventing falls and fractures in older adults, vitamin D and calcium are still vital nutrients that are essential for overall health.Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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As malls are so integral to society in the Middle East, countries had to introduce specific strict measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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These walls are integral to the game, as players can use them to bounce the ball strategically.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Who promises tomorrows to a whole needful planet, restrikes that match?Corey Van Landingham, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
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What sort of response was needful?Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2013
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“Required.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/required. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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