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compulsory

[kuhm-puhl-suh-ree] / kəmˈpʌl sə ri /


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The Motability scheme - where certain disability benefits can be exchanged for a lease on a vehicle - had made the black boxes compulsory for new leaseholders, and all drivers aged under 30, in April.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

It is not compulsory, and could help people who have no other official form of identification like a passport or driving licence, the King said in his speech.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

If they refused, they faced a compulsory levy that amounted to 2.25 percent of their Australian revenue, he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The generation that wrote and ratified the Constitution had direct experience with compulsory service, but it looked nothing like modern conscription.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

As though something in their family genes had bestowed on them compulsory bumps that appeared randomly on different parts of their bodies.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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