oblige

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

“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

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

"It was not an alliance that was designed for one of the allies to go on a war of choice and then oblige everybody else to follow," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

“I entered. ‘Pardon this intrusion,’ said I; ‘I am a traveller in want of a little rest; you would greatly oblige me if you would allow me to remain a few minutes before the fire.’

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

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

Mr. Youngkin’s comment about Mr. Vance more or less obliges him not to vituperate the vice president in the usual way of presidential primaries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 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

This obliges us to reconsider just exactly what it was that he had accomplished.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Even his arrival is an anomaly, given Ipswich were obliged to buy him following promotion despite an underwhelming loan spell.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

AFC members would not be obliged to vote against the proposals.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

That would give those with no support the opportunity to withdraw, though they are not obliged to.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

On Wednesday, regulators were obliged to enforce the circuit breaker, suspending all trading temporarily, for the second consecutive day and the tenth time this year.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

“I’m sorry,” says the gate agent, not sounding sorry at all, “but as the last to purchase, I’m obliged to reschedule you to a later flight.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

China and North Korea have a military alliance centred on a 1961 treaty obliging each side to come to the other's aid in the event of an armed attack.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 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

He graduated to the tail of the family mule, and eventually, hanging off the tail of an obliging horse named Paint, he began to run, a gait that initially caused him excruciating pain.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand