obligation

Example Sentences

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Prior to the latest amendment, the obligation to report extended stays abroad applied only if Germany was in a state of national defence or mobilisation.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to give him a list of insurers that “acted swiftly, courageously, and bravely” to fulfill their legal obligation and another list of those that were “particularly bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Bondi egregiously mishandled the Epstein files, illegally withholding vast troves of materials that she had a legal obligation to release.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Nor was he sentimental about jettisoning poor performers, insisting that “my obligation was to the living, not the dead.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Trotter recognized this appalling possibility, but maintained that there was some moral obligation to inform next of kin when one took to one’s bed.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson