obligated
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Local councils can choose to opt in or out and private businesses are not legally obligated to close or grant the extra holiday.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
We are obligated to our children to believe their future can be bright.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
“If you have status on an airline, they are more obligated to give you something if you have a bad experience, because they do care about that,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
In separate statements, Garcia and Khanna said that Bondi remains legally obligated to appear before the House Oversight Committee and testify under oath about what they called a “botched” handling of the Epstein investigation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
“He could have ignored the letter. And besides, I’m his Champion. Not everyone feels obligated to be as nasty to me as you do.”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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