as in duties
something one must do because of prior agreement
few incumbencies of her office are as distasteful to the college president as fund-raising, of which there seems to be no end
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In the interim, a provisional three-member leadership council assumes the supreme leader's duties until a replacement is formally appointed.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026 -
Wells pulled at least half of her staff to work the outbreak response on top of their other daily duties.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026
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But that's not the utility's responsibility to take on those costs and obligations.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2026
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The trend is already changing the stakes for businesses that have traditionally had no need to borrow, introducing a new layer of stakeholders, obligations, and risks that are transforming how internet companies operate and how they are valued by investors.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Aquarius January 20 – February 18 Trust deep bonds to clarify shared responsibilities.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2026
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January 20 – February 18 Trust deep bonds to clarify shared responsibilities.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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That ambition is also tied to Guyana’s broader energy strategy, aimed at ensuring that the region’s fuel needs can increasingly be met from Guyanese production.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Yet data centers can also consume massive amounts of water and energy; the Quantum Frederick campus, once fully built out, will consume 864 megawatts of electricity, dwarfing the county’s current electricity needs.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2026
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Honoring our commitments will be worth it.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Roux said the program has two other soft commitments and four others that have shown interest this year.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Incumbencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incumbencies. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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