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Recent Examples of mandating
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The Supreme Court followed that with a decision also overturning a judicial order mandating that Alabama use a House map with two largely Black congressional districts.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Make saving lives more effective by mandating that all building staff receive some type of education on the use of self-closing doors and understand that these should not be opened for any purpose other than to enter or exit a floor when an elevator isn’t in working condition.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
The state also seeks to adopt similar reforms for primary-school mathematics, mandating math coaches in all schools, prioritizing grades 2-6, and placing a cutoff gate for fifth grade so that only students who are ready will move on to sixth-grade algebra classes.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
State legislators passed the fiber optic requirement, in addition to mandating a second type of broadband connection, after the July 4 flood in the Texas Hill Country.
—Stephen Simpson The Texas Tribune, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
However, it could be fixed by mandating legislative districts be created by independent, nonpartisan panels in all states.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
To make that happen, various experts said, Congress would need to pass a bill mandating that federal law enforcement entities adopt such practices and incentivize local police departments to do the same.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
But in 2016, the federal government began mandating electronic logging, in an attempt to reduce overwork and ward off accidents.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Noun
Where was this concern when the media was encouraging the mandating of nearly every complicated piece of safety technology that became available?
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
Verb
Last year, lawmakers passed legislation mandating warning labels on social media platforms about risks to mental health.
—Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The Supreme Court followed that with a decision also overturning a judicial order mandating that Alabama use a House map with two largely Black congressional districts.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Make saving lives more effective by mandating that all building staff receive some type of education on the use of self-closing doors and understand that these should not be opened for any purpose other than to enter or exit a floor when an elevator isn’t in working condition.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
The state also seeks to adopt similar reforms for primary-school mathematics, mandating math coaches in all schools, prioritizing grades 2-6, and placing a cutoff gate for fifth grade so that only students who are ready will move on to sixth-grade algebra classes.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
State legislators passed the fiber optic requirement, in addition to mandating a second type of broadband connection, after the July 4 flood in the Texas Hill Country.
—Stephen Simpson The Texas Tribune, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
However, it could be fixed by mandating legislative districts be created by independent, nonpartisan panels in all states.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
To make that happen, various experts said, Congress would need to pass a bill mandating that federal law enforcement entities adopt such practices and incentivize local police departments to do the same.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
But in 2016, the federal government began mandating electronic logging, in an attempt to reduce overwork and ward off accidents.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandating
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Decisions about credit approvals, supply chain routing, customer interactions and employee performance are increasingly made—or shaped—by AI systems.—
Shiv Kaushik,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Between a landmark January 2026 study and the FDA’s first-ever approval of a medication specifically for obstructive sleep apnea, the science is moving fast, and the implications go well beyond weight loss.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Rebecca Cliffe of the Sloth Conservation Foundation and Sam Trull of the Sloth Institute, organizations based in Costa Rica, arrived in Central Florida last week to speak with state and local authorities and zoo officials about the matter, culminating in FWC ordering the temporary suspension.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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In September 1960, Fidel Castro’s government published a decree ordering the confiscation of all of it without compensation.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
Noun
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And Staples made room for Stanton Optical not just on the selling floor, but in the back room to fill single-lens prescriptions.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The Health and Human Services secretary, 72, recently announced several initiatives that aim to reduce the prescription of SSRIs.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Ben-Gvir’s management of it has been so disquieting that the Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, a former Tel Aviv district attorney, filed a sixty-eight-page petition to the Supreme Court requesting that Netanyahu be made to defend his refusal to fire him.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The board also approved a resolution requesting a deeper analysis into the design of the project and how transportation could be improved in the region.—
DJ Simmons,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Cassidy also complained that a new primary system enacted last year confused voters by requiring them to ask for a partisan ballot instead of the all-party primary previously in place.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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Klarna has since shifted to a hybrid model, where AI handles routine inquiries, and people focus on situations requiring judgment and empathy.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The vessel had been stranded off its intended final destination, Cape Verde in West Africa, after authorities denied it permission to dock there.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
18 May 2026
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Would doctors have withheld a relatively minor procedure that would prevent imminent death of a young adult with (potentially) a full life ahead because the proxy refused to give permission?—
Adam W. Gaffney,
STAT,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Denver City Council is asking similar questions.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Then, last year, at a July meeting of the district’s school board, Junez and a handful of other students came before district leadership, once again asking them to institute a boys volleyball team.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Paxton filed a lawsuit against Galveston ISD after the school board voted against placing the commandments in classrooms.—
Haajrah Gilani,
Houston Chronicle,
7 May 2026
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Consider these our contemporary cupcake commandments, illustrated by three new recipes that are, as Carrie would say, fabulous.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Mandating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mandating. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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