oblige

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

"Content farms and internet trolls are happy to oblige them."

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

Members of the general public ask for them, including for their children, and doctors happily oblige, says Mir.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

I was not sure why he asked me to do this, but as I was hungry, I decided to oblige.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

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

Russia and North Korea signed a strategic partnership agreement in 2024 that obliges either side to provide "military and other assistance" should the other be attacked.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 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

A furious look dances in her eyes, but she obliges.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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

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

Her son requested she have her head shaved with a bit left at the front in homage to Brazilian footballer Ronaldo's memorable hairdo at the 2002 World Cup - and she obliged.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

If he had become employed by their enemies, they would have had no defence, and if they had kept him on, they would have been obliged to obey him.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

It described him as "obliging and gregarious" and stated there was no evidence he had extremist views.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Latin America's biggest economy 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. 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 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

Indeed, he was a man of some six feet three inches, and his countenance, though reassuring while one knew he was intent on obliging, could seem extremely forbidding viewed in certain other contexts.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro