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obliged

[uh-blahyjd] / əˈblaɪdʒd /


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As a consequence, as these stocks have continued their breathtaking rallies, portfolio rules have obliged managers to trim their positions.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

While the dancer has been obliged to spend some time away from the hit BBC One show due to her health, she believes Strictly, and dancing, helped save her life.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

A new pope’s first encyclical is always news, and Pope Leo XIV obliged on Monday with a nearly 43,000-word effort warning about artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The risk of cryptosporidium meant residents in some parts of Rhondda Cynon Taf have been obliged to boil their tap water before drinking, cooking or brushing teeth since last Friday.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

I said, or tried to say, that I was much obliged to him for his recommendation—

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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