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"Bifidobacterium is an obligate anaerobe, so it doesn't grow in the presence of oxygen," Mimee said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Remember, having power of attorney for your mother-in-law does not obligate you to act as executor.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

“We are currently planning to obligate all appropriated balances, consistent with law.”

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

In a chapter cleverly titled “Keep Calm and Carrion,” she explains that obligate scavengers—animals that feed on dead matter—are “nature’s clean-up crew,” performing one of the most vital roles on the planet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

I shall never forget the sea-roar of Porto Venere, with that shrill obligate, 'Soldo, soldo, soldo!' rattling like a dropping fire from lungs of brass.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series by Horatio Robert Forbes Brown

The “covered call” strategy lowers the stock purchase price by the received call premium and obligates investors to sell stock higher.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

The Fair Housing Amendments Act obligates the landlord to offer “reasonable accommodations” to tenants with disabilities, emotional and otherwise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

These courts stuck with the rulebook, which obligates them to follow precedent until it’s formally overturned.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2025

And while she said her oath ethically obligates her to defend these children, she doesn’t know how the office will survive in its current form if payments don’t come in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025

The Haitian Government obligates itself ... to create without delay an efficient constabulary, urban and rural, composed of native Haitians.

From The American Empire by Scott Nearing

In all, the executives obligated Enviva to purchase more than $650 million of wood pellets over the next three years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Despite considerable evidence to the contrary, Ward concluded that the state was not obligated to offer a different method of execution.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

Local government agencies are not obligated to post public records online, with a few exceptions, according to David Loy, legal director at the nonprofit First Amendment Coalition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

After making sure her funeral arrangements are carried out, can I decline or resign from serving as executor, or would I still be legally obligated to administer the estate?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

He looked so miserable that Jonah felt obligated to cheer him up.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

"Gomez purported ‌to ⁠sign a contract obligating her to perform and then ignored it," the lawsuit claims.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

A “phase one” trade deal signed in early 2020 addressed neither of those points, instead obligating China to buy more soybeans from American farmers—something Beijing largely failed to fulfill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

If you recall the myth, you may be able to guess that he’s another loved one Dream condemns to suffering, obligating the supreme being to apologize yet again.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025

It went on to say that state law gives top priority to lawsuits against a city’s general plan, obligating the court to hold a hearing within 120 days if requested.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2024

To dream of obligating yourself in any incident, denotes that you will be fretted and worried by the thoughtless complaints of others.

From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Gustavus Hindman Miller