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incumbent on

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  1. Also, incumbent upon. Imposed as an obligation or duty on, obligatory for. For example, He felt it was incumbent on us all to help the homeless. [Mid-1500s]

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He said at the time: "I think it's incumbent on all of us to try and drive to make the road safer."

From BBC

“It is incumbent on Congress to understand why such a failure occurred.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Brown, a former UK prime minister, said: "It's also incumbent on us to ensure that Nigerian schools are safe spaces for learning, not spaces where children can be plucked from their classroom for criminal profit."

From BBC

“It’s incumbent on every single one of us to put our best foot forward,” he said.

From MarketWatch

As the governing party at the time, he added, it was "incumbent on us" to show the party could deliver its policy programme.

From BBC

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