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He has been asked to pose for photos showing off his new smile – and he is only too happy to oblige.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

According to Mr. Talty, they were motivated by patriotism, noblesse oblige and philhellenism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

"Content farms and internet trolls are happy to oblige them."

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

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

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

The Financial Accounting Standards Board responded to the post-crisis criticism with CECL, which obliges banks to apply forward-looking estimates of expected credit losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

The new system obliges third-country nationals - including Britons - who enter the Schengen free travel zone to register biometric information, including facial scans and fingerprints.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

Content creators are "contractually bound" to brands, which obliges them to keep posting no matter what, according to the journalist.

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

Each time he obliges them and kisses his bride tamely on the cheek.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

And the people who love them are obliged to make friends with a stranger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

Its golfers, including star names like Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, can now opt to leave, rather than being obliged to see out their contracts in LIV 2.0 which is aiming to launch next year.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

"The Spanish state is obliged to guarantee equal access to justice, irrespective of who the accused person is," said Women's Link executive director Jovana Rios Cisnero.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Maybe I wanted to hear it so bad, my brain obliged.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

The scheme has heavy polluters pay for the greenhouse gases they emit, obliging them to buy allowances that are capped in number, sold in auctions and tradeable.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 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 the U.S. abandoned its bases in Greenland, it left the cleanup to Denmark despite the treaty obliging Washington to do it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

Cheddar is the classic choice, of course — bright, familiar, endlessly obliging — but there’s a whole constellation of cheeses that melt with equal charisma.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

“No trouble in the world, ma’am,” said the obliging Mrs. Ford.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen