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"Bifidobacterium is an obligate anaerobe, so it doesn't grow in the presence of oxygen," Mimee said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

It’s more common than many people realize, and being named as executor does not obligate you to accept the role.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

My sexuality doesn’t obligate me to embrace a particular ideology or to reject the moral inheritance of the society that made my life possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

However it added that "preserving the side does not obligate the government to preserve all the buildings and structures... in their current state," and authorities had yet to assess the buildings.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025

They had been elected as Independents under conditions which did not obligate them to enter the Republican caucus or support the candidates thereof.

From The Facts of Reconstruction by John R. Lynch

The “covered call” strategy lowers the stock purchase price by the received call premium and obligates investors to sell stock higher.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

The Fair Housing Amendments Act obligates the landlord to offer “reasonable accommodations” to tenants with disabilities, emotional and otherwise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

These courts stuck with the rulebook, which obligates them to follow precedent until it’s formally overturned.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2025

And while she said her oath ethically obligates her to defend these children, she doesn’t know how the office will survive in its current form if payments don’t come in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025

He obligates himself to subordinate his own ego and to place everything he has in the service of the people's cause.

From Readings on Fascism and National Socialism Selected by members of the department of philosophy, University of Colorado by Various

The U.S. president’s naming authority extends only to federal maps and agencies; other nations — and private map providers — are not obligated to adopt the change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Despite considerable evidence to the contrary, Ward concluded that the state was not obligated to offer a different method of execution.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

Of course, if you had the money, you may choose to pay those premiums from a joint account or manage them under a power of attorney, but that does not make you legally obligated.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

"Everyone needs to be involved with this. People should feel obligated to speak out regardless of who they are. Everyone knows someone affected by this. It's quite simple."

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Since no one bothered pulling the curtain around to give me some privacy, I decided I wasn’t obligated to wear the stupid-looking neck brace anymore.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

"Gomez purported ‌to ⁠sign a contract obligating her to perform and then ignored it," the lawsuit claims.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

A “phase one” trade deal signed in early 2020 addressed neither of those points, instead obligating China to buy more soybeans from American farmers—something Beijing largely failed to fulfill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

If you recall the myth, you may be able to guess that he’s another loved one Dream condemns to suffering, obligating the supreme being to apologize yet again.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025

It went on to say that state law gives top priority to lawsuits against a city’s general plan, obligating the court to hold a hearing within 120 days if requested.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2024

To dream of obligating yourself in any incident, denotes that you will be fretted and worried by the thoughtless complaints of others.

From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Gustavus Hindman Miller