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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

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

She’s happy to oblige but catches herself after a few minutes.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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

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

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 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

These scholars present science as being about rhetoric, persuasion and authority because the symmetry principle obliges them to assume that that is all it can be about.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Takahashi, however, said TikTok was "no longer obliged to delete" the videos in question because the anonymous user behind them had taken them down several months after the lawsuit began.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

And the people who love them are obliged to make friends with a stranger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"So that's why my decision has been, okay, I'm not legally obliged to do this, I'm not going to do it."

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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

Then, laboriously, they were obliged to set the Crochan back in its sling once again.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

But the Kenyan people and courts have been less obliging.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 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 Rana’s curiosity leads her far from home, she must call on her memory of her mother’s stories and, with the help of an obliging polar bear, find her own way back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 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

Though Elizabeth would not, for the mere purpose of obliging Lady Catherine, have answered this question, she could not but say, after a moment’s deliberation:

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen