required reading
noun
formal
: reading that must be done
The newspaper is required reading in my politics course.
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By the 1960s, some of these books were required reading in Japan’s grade school curriculum.
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Leonard S. Marcus, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The Parable of Liz Truss should be required reading for Trump.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Diana: Her True Story is required reading for any royal history buff.
—Allie Merriam, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
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.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024
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Leonard S. Marcus, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The Parable of Liz Truss should be required reading for Trump.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Diana, Her True Story, by Andrew Morton Diana, Her True Story, by Andrew Morton
$32
AMAZON
Diana: Her True Story is required reading for any royal history buff.
—Allie Merriam, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
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.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Required reading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/required%20reading. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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