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forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
it is incumbent upon you to attend every staff meeting
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Recent Examples of incumbent
Adam Carlson, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
At home, some of those incumbents are members of the very same trade associations that helped Taft stymie the ITO charter back in 1950.
—Katherine Tai, Foreign Affairs, 9 Jan. 2025
Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile Canada awaits a new Liberal leader, a new federal election following the reconvening of Parliament and the inauguration of President Donald Trump in the United States with the incumbent challenges expected by his leadership.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Palisades Village mall owner Rick Caruso, a former mayoral candidate who ran against Democratic incumbent Karen Bass and former commissioner for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, spoke out about the water issues.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
At home, some of those incumbents are members of the very same trade associations that helped Taft stymie the ITO charter back in 1950.
—Katherine Tai, Foreign Affairs, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Elsewhere, an open nonpartisan mayoral contest in San Antonio has drawn a crowded field, while incumbent Democrats in cities like Minneapolis and Pittsburgh are gearing up for potentially tough primary challenges.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile Canada awaits a new Liberal leader, a new federal election following the reconvening of Parliament and the inauguration of President Donald Trump in the United States with the incumbent challenges expected by his leadership.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incumbent
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Already, several top Democrats have announced their candidacies, including Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, who has been a close friend and ally of Harris, and two other statewide officeholders.—
Carl Leubsdorf,
The Mercury News,
26 Dec. 2024
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If that’s the case, Maryland’s officeholders, athletes, artists and regular citizens are bolstering their well-being this holiday.—
Jonathan M. Pitts,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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With the area now under a compulsory evacuation order, even those whose homes survived the inferno need to go elsewhere for the foreseeable future.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2025
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Less than half of workers age 62-64 wanted to retire, and almost 90% believed that there should be no compulsory retirement at 65.—
James Chappel / Made by History,
TIME,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Each landing and takeoff also brings an airplane closer to expensive and required maintenance based on cycles.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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There is no required fitness level or fancy equipment needed to get started.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The four-day firestorm has resulted in 10 deaths so far, with more than 9,000 structures damaged or destroyed and more than 150,000 people still under mandatory evacuation orders, as of Friday afternoon.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Here's where mandatory evacuation orders are in place for Californians.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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Timing one’s necessary exit from power is, of course, one of life’s most vexing conundrums and Biden hardly is alone in blowing the moment.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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That relentless focus is necessary, especially for a team that has struggled defensively — an area long associated with Thibodeau’s coaching identity.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Incumbent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incumbent. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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