as in obligation
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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Recent Examples of incumbency
Mixed year: Democracy and incumbency in Asia From India and Japan to South Korea and Indonesia, and Pakistan and Sri Lanka to Taiwan, elections dominated 2024.
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Curtis S. Chin and Jose B. Collazo, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2024
The temptation to exploit the power of incumbency to fight malfeasance on eye-for-an-eye terms is strong.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 31 Mar. 2025
Whatever controversies swirl around her currently, incumbency has its perks.
—David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
The analyst believes that due to its incumbency advantage, Lam is set to be the primary beneficiary as the NAND flash memory market invests in tool upgrades this year.
—Hakyung Kim,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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Curtis S. Chin and Jose B. Collazo, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2024
The temptation to exploit the power of incumbency to fight malfeasance on eye-for-an-eye terms is strong.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 31 Mar. 2025
Whatever controversies swirl around her currently, incumbency has its perks.
—David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
The analyst believes that due to its incumbency advantage, Lam is set to be the primary beneficiary as the NAND flash memory market invests in tool upgrades this year.
—Hakyung Kim,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incumbency
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Of course, commercial companies like ULA have no obligation to broadcast their launches at all, and there's no requirement for Amazon to show pictures of its satellites.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 May 2025
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In 2016 an Oregon federal judge ruled that the U.S. government had an obligation to protect the climate under both the public trust doctrine and the U.S. Constitution.—
Alexandra Klass,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin and John Goodman are among celebrities who have taken their hosting duties well into the double digits.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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Throughout season 8, Gamble had struggled to reconcile her duties as an officer with her family's deep criminal history — her father's legacy as the murderer of an L.A. sheriff didn't do her any favors on the force.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
17 May 2025
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Now the decision of whether or not to contact Anne was merely a type of responsibility, an intrusion.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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Building a culture where safety is everyone’s responsibility—and where it’s embedded in your onboarding, daily operations, and leadership decisions—creates the kind of trust that can’t be faked.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The feeling of perhaps uncovering a great secret, which Ruth’s face had given her for a moment in the hallway outside Thalia’s office, had deserted her.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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The Marvel pic is contributing to the continuing boom in moviegoing currently underway at the box office, with ticket sales for the weekend up 95 percent over least year when Marvel sat on the sidelines and The Fall Guy kicked off summer to disappointing results.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2025
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That’s not the only way Leo XIV echoed the voice of his predecessor, Like the late Pope Francis, Leo has also been a strong supporter of the need to confront the threats of climate change.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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Lamont has spoken often about the need for more housing for the workforce and painted CMDA as the agency to resolve the issue without statewide control of zoning.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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In recognition of her creativity, dedication and promise in the field, Hanna was awarded a $2,000 scholarship, which will be disbursed through the University of Arkansas.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
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To address the problem, Kansas City voters recently approved the renewal of a public safety sales tax on the promise that a large chunk of the money would go to build a $200 million city jail next to the new Jackson County Detention Center at 7000 E. U.S. Highway 40.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
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