obligated
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For now, the company is obligated to pay a $500,000 penalty for missing the April payment, the filing said.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
When it comes to immigration enforcement and schools, “when presented with a valid warrant signed by a federal judge or magistrate, school officials are obligated to comply and not to interfere,” Mattammal said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
She will bounce back, and although she isn’t obligated to, she will continue to exemplify resilience.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
Should the stock be below $670 at expiration, investors are obligated to buy the stock or to adjust the position to avoid assignment.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Likely she would run through the fields dressed in sackcloth, hunting hyssop amongst the wild bulls, if not obligated to the higher plane of Motherhood.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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