obligate

"Bifidobacterium is an obligate anaerobe, so it doesn't grow in the presence of oxygen," Mimee said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Even if you are his legal next of kin, it does not obligate you to administer his estate or arrange the funeral.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

“We are currently planning to obligate all appropriated balances, consistent with law.”

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

In a chapter cleverly titled “Keep Calm and Carrion,” she explains that obligate scavengers—animals that feed on dead matter—are “nature’s clean-up crew,” performing one of the most vital roles on the planet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

The colonists on taking possession of their land shall obligate themselves to begin cultivating some of the following articles: rice, corn, beans, coffee, cacao, vanilla, rubber, cotton, hemp, etc.

From Guatemala, the country of the future by Charles M. Pepper

No law obligates these companies to report the full scope of their water use, both direct and indirect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

The “covered call” strategy lowers the stock purchase price by the received call premium and obligates investors to sell stock higher.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

These courts stuck with the rulebook, which obligates them to follow precedent until it’s formally overturned.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2025

And while she said her oath ethically obligates her to defend these children, she doesn’t know how the office will survive in its current form if payments don’t come in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025

The advancer obligates himself to furnish only necessities and any incidentals must be supplied from sale of poultry, berries and the like.

From The Negro Farmer by Carl Kelsey

Despite considerable evidence to the contrary, Ward concluded that the state was not obligated to offer a different method of execution.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

They also questioned whether he was obligated to go to court himself to stop the seizure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

More than half those funds were obligated since last January, and another award potentially worth up to $50 million the agency continues to extend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

After making sure her funeral arrangements are carried out, can I decline or resign from serving as executor, or would I still be legally obligated to administer the estate?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

The nature of men is such that they find themselves obligated as much for the benefits they confer as for those they receive.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

"Gomez purported ‌to ⁠sign a contract obligating her to perform and then ignored it," the lawsuit claims.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

A “phase one” trade deal signed in early 2020 addressed neither of those points, instead obligating China to buy more soybeans from American farmers—something Beijing largely failed to fulfill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

If you recall the myth, you may be able to guess that he’s another loved one Dream condemns to suffering, obligating the supreme being to apologize yet again.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025

It went on to say that state law gives top priority to lawsuits against a city’s general plan, obligating the court to hold a hearing within 120 days if requested.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2024

If that be true, we may well pause before obligating ourselves to make them our concern.

From Public Speaking by Clarence Stratton