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oblige

[uh-blahyj] / əˈblaɪdʒ /




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Network Rail, as the operator, is obliged to respond to her report by 31 March with details and a timetable of plans for action.

From BBC

When Rana’s curiosity leads her far from home, she must call on her memory of her mother’s stories and, with the help of an obliging polar bear, find her own way back.

From The Wall Street Journal

But what does this really mean for Charu, who is obliged by the death of her mother to take up the housekeeping?

From The Wall Street Journal

After competitions, Gu is the one every media outlet wants to speak to, and she gracefully and politely obliges as she slowly shuffles through the mixed zone.

From BBC

Many assume accommodation will be available if they want it, and many therapists oblige.

From The Wall Street Journal