required reading
noun
formal
: reading that must be done
The newspaper is required reading in my politics course.
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That critical section of the Constitution ought to be required reading for Senate Republicans who face a number of questionable, and worse, nominees from President-elect Donald Trump.
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024
This book has been required reading at my company for 10 years and has yielded amazing results.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
He was required reading for decades of graduate students—and the bolder undergraduates.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2024
In the 2020 cycle, the book was required reading for R.N.C. organizers, who had to take a quiz on it before going into the field in swing states.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024
This book has been required reading at my company for 10 years and has yielded amazing results.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
He was required reading for decades of graduate students—and the bolder undergraduates.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2024
In the 2020 cycle, the book was required reading for R.N.C. organizers, who had to take a quiz on it before going into the field in swing states.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Required reading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/required%20reading. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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