obligation
Example Sentences
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"I believe very strongly I had an obligation not to do that," he told the MPs.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Concealing the use of such informants from the defense, as happened in Carruthers’ case, is a serious breach of a prosecutor’s obligation to disclose potentially exculpatory information.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
TSA has no obligation to award contracts to private providers that airports prefer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The sort of thing scooped from a deli tub and applied to bread with more obligation than desire.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
“To Weldon I owe the chief awakening of my life,” he recalled, “but this is the personal, private obligation of my own soul.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing obligation
The Diary of Anne Frank
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Freak the Mighty
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