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Required investments for the newcomers—in new roads, homes, hospitals and machinery—can hurt overall economic productivity, according to Manning, because that capital could have been used to better equip the existing population.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

But you will also have to adhere to your Required Minimum Distributions.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, or WARN, the notice must be issued by a company 60 days before a mass layoff.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

Required childhood vaccinations for diseases like measles, polio and diphtheria decreased during the pandemic, with about 250,000 kindergartners not vaccinated for measles in the 2022-23 school year.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2024

Longitude 60� 14' 59" E. Latitude 38� 48' 00" S. Ship heading SW x S. Compass Bearing 40� Variation 12� W. Required T.C. and Deviation on ship's heading.

From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet