oblige
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He has been asked to pose for photos showing off his new smile – and he is only too happy to oblige.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
It was something of an obsession, a harmless one, and we were happy to oblige.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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
The son of Nestor nodded, thinking swiftly how best he could oblige his friend.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
This obliges the Netherlands to protect ICC facilities and staff, provide "any means of communication" and ensure "freedom of financial assets from restrictions".
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 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
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 ● Feb. 19, 2026
The DSA obliges entities labeled as VLOPs to do more to protect users from illegal and harmful content.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
The vendor dipping apples on sticks into dark, sticky caramel obliges him, drizzling it over the top.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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
Wars are unpredictable, and the enemy isn’t obliged to cooperate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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
"The Spanish state is obliged to guarantee equal access to justice, irrespective of who the accused person is," said Women's Link executive director Jovana Rios Cisnero.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Midas hid them under a cap especially made for that purpose, but the servant who cut his hair was obliged to see them.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Brazil has in recent months sought to boost protections for children online, obliging platforms to link the accounts of users under age 16 to their parents' accounts, and verify user age.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 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
The next obliging roll of thunder saw it wedged once more into place.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
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