devoirs

noun

plural of devoir
as in duties
something one must do because of prior agreement patient confidentiality has long been an integral part of a physician's professional devoir

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  1. duties
  2. obligations
  3. responsibilities
  4. needs
  5. commitments
Noun
  • On Friday, Ohtani handed back over pitch-calling duties, communicating with head shakes and nods instead of the PitchCom buttons on his arm.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Kiss will officially take over on July 20 and is currently concluding his duties with the Queensland Reds Super Rugby side.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of duties
Noun
  • Assisting with payroll tax issues, sales tax audits, and business restructuring to satisfy tax obligations.
    — Nick Perry, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Financial privacy erodes gradually through risk assessments, compliance obligations, information sharing partnerships and international standards presented as technical rather than political.
    — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of obligations
Noun
  • Crypto cannot be excused from the responsibilities that banks and other financial service providers must meet.
    — Richard Nephew, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • These responsibilities divert attention away from customers, revenue generation and strategic growth.
    — Damini Sood, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of responsibilities
Noun
  • The deal would not have satisfied Cuba's spiraling energy needs.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • But when Erik Spoelstra is strategizing, the needs of Nikola Jovic, for better or worse, are not going to be at the top of the organizational process.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Definition of needs
Noun
  • The deal underscores Canada’s push to meet tougher NATO commitments, with defense spending slated to rise from the new 2% benchmark to 5% of GDP by 2035.
    — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • As the intuitive Moon enters your 7th House of Partnership, your sensitivity to commitments heightens and clear expectations matter more than charm.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026
Definition of commitments
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