obligation
Example Sentences
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Jones told BBC Radio 4's Today programme, there was no obligation in the rules for ministers to be told about security vetting decisions when Lord Mandelson was appointed.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
“The only obligation which I have a right to assume, is to do at any time what I think right.”
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
But at the same time, the company filed its 10-K to regain compliance with that obligation, even as the material weakness has not yet been corrected.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
Then there is Caine’s obligation to serve as a moral example for American service members.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
In the end, I chose four intellectual movements from the nineteenth century and examined how they had struggled with the question of family obligation.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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