oblige

They seemed happy to oblige, apparently assured that they’d be cut in on whatever deal the U.S. had in mind.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

The seller, from Western Colorado, was happy to oblige my “provenance” question, as if I were inquiring about an antique Cartier watch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Whether you need a meal or a mechanic, balloons or even a barber, Hanoi's busy pavements could always oblige.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 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

Lilya Litvyak was only too happy to oblige.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

The new system obliges third-country nationals - including Britons - who enter the Schengen free travel zone to register biometric information, including facial scans and fingerprints.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

It is a reminder that the 1954 Hague Convention obliges warring parties to protect cultural property.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

Nikhil obliges, fully asleep, sits upright, then closes his eyes again.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

She said the order told her they had been obliged by law to destroy many of the other records she asked for.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Perhaps these international festivals are testing their own waters to see if they’re obliged to invite Americans to their party.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Sullivan obliged, allowing Reddington one hour to file his appeal, but it ultimately failed with the state supreme court quickly holding a hearing and denying the application for an emergency stay.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

Desperate to avoid secession, Fillmore obliged, sending Marines and federal officers to southeastern Pennsylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

She was obliged to break off from these very pleasant observations, which were otherwise of a sort to run into great length, by the eagerness of Harriet’s wondering questions.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 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

America’s military is, in short, well-prepared to fight a major conventional war against an obliging enemy like Iraq in 1991, but such a scenario is unlikely to lie in our future.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2025

I tried the number again while the obliging proprietor dug up his two coldest ones from the bottom of the deep freeze.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez