be obliged
Example Sentences
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AFC members would not be obliged to vote against the proposals.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The U.S. will be obliged to lift all sanctions, though how that occurs remains to be discussed, Baghaei said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
They would be obliged to pay that fee if he makes 10 appearances.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
European industrials, meanwhile, were no doubt buoyed by the developments in Greenland that suggest governments will be obliged to raise defense spending, hence the popularity of subsectors like aerospace and defense, machinery and electrical equipment.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 19, 2026
If that happened, the Watergate prosecutors would be obliged to inform Judge Byrne, and it would be up to Byrne to decide whether to admit this evidence into Ellsberg’s trial.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
