incumbent on
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“It’s sort of incumbent on us to look for them.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
However, those coalitions will be tested in a presidential election without the incumbent on the ballot, a moment that is growing closer every day.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
“It’s incumbent on every single one of us to put our best foot forward,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025
Bill Carrick, a consultant for Harman’s 1998 campaign, agreed it’s incumbent on a rich candidate to “have something substantive to say and be able to articulate why you’re going to make people’s lives better.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
It seems incumbent on us to take a look.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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