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obligate

[ob-li-geyt, ob-li-git, -geyt] / ˈɒb lɪˌgeɪt, ˈɒb lɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt /


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The SEC’s order dismissed those remarks as “casual comments” that don’t obligate the commission to recognize a person as a whistleblower.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Brennan & Rogers, a Maine-based law firm, says those laws obligate adult children to provide necessities such as food, clothing, housing and medical care for their parents who can’t afford to take care of themselves.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

However it added that "preserving the side does not obligate the government to preserve all the buildings and structures... in their current state," and authorities had yet to assess the buildings.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

“The need for food, bills and rent money obligate you to look for work,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025

I shall never forget the sea-roar of Porto Venere, with that shrill obligate, 'Soldo, soldo, soldo!' rattling like a dropping fire from lungs of brass.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series by Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes




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