oblige
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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
According to Mr. Talty, they were motivated by patriotism, noblesse oblige and philhellenism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 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
It does oblige platforms to remove the material they can prove to be foreign influence - a process that often takes too long in an online environment where videos can go viral within hours.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
“You’ve got true noblesse oblige, Mountain Goat,” Dad would say.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
That law obliges companies classed as EU gatekeepers—like Google—to make it easier for rivals to compete with their widely popular services from search engines to app stores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Content creators are "contractually bound" to brands, which obliges them to keep posting no matter what, according to the journalist.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
Ofcom said it decided to start investigating X to determine whether the company has failed to comply with the U.K.’s Online Safety Act, which obliges platforms to better safeguard users from illegal content online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
Known as the mandatory reimbursement requirement it obliges banks to refund most victims of push payment fraud - when victims are tricked and manipulated into transferring money to criminals themselves.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
The vendor dipping apples on sticks into dark, sticky caramel obliges him, drizzling it over the top.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Moreover, Bessent now has a commitment that he may feel obliged to fulfil if markets test his resolve.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
That would give those with no support the opportunity to withdraw -- though they are not obliged.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
While this supports economic activity, if and when the rally cools, households will be obliged to save more.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Despite typos and a complete lack of please or thank you, Claude obliged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
He held out his hand for a fist bump, and Moss smiled and obliged him.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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
It turns out clafoutis is a natural shape-shifter — easy to make, nearly impossible to ruin and endlessly obliging.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025
The next obliging roll of thunder saw it wedged once more into place.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
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