oblige

They seemed happy to oblige, apparently assured that they’d be cut in on whatever deal the U.S. had in mind.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

The offer is voluntary, but Frasers noted that it held a significant number of options on Hugo Boss shares that would put its stake above 30 percent and oblige it to make a buyout offer.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

The seller, from Western Colorado, was happy to oblige my “provenance” question, as if I were inquiring about an antique Cartier watch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Galleries are also closing and downsizing, and films that don’t oblige the content farm aren’t solicited as readily as influencer-helmed or easily digestible projects that can be played as background noise for scrolling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

Well, Mrs. Weston, you have prevailed, I hope, and these ladies will oblige us.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Finally, the series rests on the shoulders of the three principal players, who are just a pleasure to watch; the camera obliges by moving in close.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

After competitions, Gu is the one every media outlet wants to speak to, and she gracefully and politely obliges as she slowly shuffles through the mixed zone.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

Mr. Youngkin’s comment about Mr. Vance more or less obliges him not to vituperate the vice president in the usual way of presidential primaries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

That’s the plank that says an attack on one is an attack on all and obliges a united response.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

This obliges us to reconsider just exactly what it was that he had accomplished.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Perhaps these international festivals are testing their own waters to see if they’re obliged to invite Americans to their party.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Her son requested she have her head shaved with a bit left at the front in homage to Brazilian footballer Ronaldo's memorable hairdo at the 2002 World Cup - and she obliged.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Sullivan obliged, allowing Reddington one hour to file his appeal, but it ultimately failed with the state supreme court quickly holding a hearing and denying the application for an emergency stay.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

In defense of Liu, OpenAI said Apple staff reached out to him after he left, asking for help to locate files they still needed and that he obliged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

When the troubles of the outside world made their presence felt in Shaker Heights—a bomb at the home of a black lawyer—the community felt obliged to show that this was not the Shaker way.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

It described him as "obliging and gregarious" and stated there was no evidence he had extremist views.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Brazil has in recent months sought to boost protections for children online, obliging platforms to link the accounts of users under age 16 to their parents' accounts, and verify user age.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Promoters are keen to expand and capture new market share, often reflected in artist contracts obliging the latter to tour in certain geographies, Europe being one of them,” the Bernstein analysts said.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

When Rana’s curiosity leads her far from home, she must call on her memory of her mother’s stories and, with the help of an obliging polar bear, find her own way back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

The Keeper had found me an obliging old colonel of the Buffs, something of an amateur historian himself, who had read the relevant pages of my typescript and faxed through his suggestions.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan