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“Listing agents are also culprits in this pattern, as they want to work with the celebrity and oblige their unrealistic expectations,” he explains.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

"It was not an alliance that was designed for one of the allies to go on a war of choice and then oblige everybody else to follow," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

Galleries are also closing and downsizing, and films that don’t oblige the content farm aren’t solicited as readily as influencer-helmed or easily digestible projects that can be played as background noise for scrolling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

Sane, an energy company executive, says he was happy to oblige.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026

Benji kept his phone aimed at the stage in case the singer decided to oblige.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

It is part of a broader investigation into TikTok under the EU’s Digital Services Act, which obliges companies that run popular digital platforms to do more to protect users from harmful content online.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Finally, the series rests on the shoulders of the three principal players, who are just a pleasure to watch; the camera obliges by moving in close.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

Russia and North Korea signed a strategic partnership agreement in 2024 that obliges either side to provide "military and other assistance" should the other be attacked.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

Several leaders brought up the bloc’s emissions-trading system in their remarks, which obliges companies to pay for their greenhouse-gas emissions in a bid to nudge them toward cleaner energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

These scholars present science as being about rhetoric, persuasion and authority because the symmetry principle obliges them to assume that that is all it can be about.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

While this supports economic activity, if and when the rally cools, households will be obliged to save more.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

Gina said she told Jacob she even wanted her engagement ring to be from a charity shop - and he duly obliged by spotting a "beautiful" piece in the Hope House store on Frodsham Street.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

MPs are obliged to declare any financial support they received up to a year before their election.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Given the risks, another Gazan tech worker tells me that he feels obliged to reassure prospective clients about his team's ability to deliver on projects creating mobile apps, websites and advertisements.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

At this point in the story, I feel obliged to interrupt and give you one last warning.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

The scheme has heavy polluters pay for the greenhouse gases they emit, obliging them to buy allowances that are capped in number, sold in auctions and tradeable.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

“Promoters are keen to expand and capture new market share, often reflected in artist contracts obliging the latter to tour in certain geographies, Europe being one of them,” the Bernstein analysts said.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

When the U.S. abandoned its bases in Greenland, it left the cleanup to Denmark despite the treaty obliging Washington to do it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

It turns out clafoutis is a natural shape-shifter — easy to make, nearly impossible to ruin and endlessly obliging.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025

After the storm passed, they were sighted drifting mastless on the Bay and were towed home by an obliging neighbor.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson