obliged
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Attendants ultimately had to tell Lyonne the plane wouldn’t be going anywhere until the actor got off, to which she reportedly obliged.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
She played the album nonstop: “I was known not to take requests, but now I wouldn’t even change the album. Everyone in the bar was obliged to bathe in the sounds of the future.”
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
Shared owners are also leaseholders and, while they may only own a small share of the property, they are obliged to pay 100% of the service charges.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
"The state is obliged to build public shelters so that the entire population has access to safe havens," Mazen Ghanayem, mayor of the town of Sakhnin, told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 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
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