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Federal law requires the FCC to “act on every application it receives, but it does not obligate the Commission to act within a particular timeframe.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Just because someone contacted me didn’t obligate me to reply instantly.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Having power of attorney for her does not obligate you to act as executor.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

“If additional funds are made available to State, we will work to obligate them consistent with legal requirements and Administration priorities.”

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

The next treat was a duet on the flute and trombone between Clarence Smith and Lancelot169 Diffenberger, with a violin obligate on the side by Hector Tompkins.

From You Should Worry Says John Henry by Hugh McHugh

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

Anna-Lena von Hodenberg and Josephine Ballon’s organization, HateAid, receives funding from the German government, which has certified it as a “trusted flagger,” which obligates platforms to give priority to its reports of forbidden speech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 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

"It further obligates us to aid each other to the utmost of our ability in recovering stolen property, in case any of us should meet with such a misfortune."

From Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival by Alvin Addison

“J.D., habibi, there is this delicious irony in the fact that you’re constitutionally obligated to swear me in in January,” he said.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

Addressing the vice president, El-Sayed said in his victory speech "you're constitutionally obligated to swear me in in January."

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Even then, Apple wasn’t obligated to buy any.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

And don’t feel obligated to make three if two — or one — make more sense for your budget, available burners or energy.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

I was nervous, but knew that I was obligated to see him, and indeed wanted to do so.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

"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

He said the department has since adopted a new policy obligating them to provide body-camera footage to the board within 90 days of a request.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 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