oblige
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It was something of an obsession, a harmless one, and we were happy to oblige.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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
“Listing agents are also culprits in this pattern, as they want to work with the celebrity and oblige their unrealistic expectations,” he explains.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
He asked Leo to drill a few extra holes in the bottom of the hull with his power tools, and Leo was happy to oblige.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
That law obliges companies classed as EU gatekeepers—like Google—to make it easier for rivals to compete with their widely popular services from search engines to app stores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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
Known as the mandatory reimbursement requirement it obliges banks to refund most victims of push payment fraud - when victims are tricked and manipulated into transferring money to criminals themselves.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
Perfidia tells Bob to create a show and he obliges with a spectacle of fireworks and munitions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
A furious look dances in her eyes, but she obliges.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
In turn this means hospitals are not obliged to offer it to patients.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
He obliged late in the fourth quarter Sunday, forcing a turnover that allowed guard Chris Mañon to breakaway for the tying layup with 28 seconds left.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Before formalising the contract, Gothbert learned she was pregnant and informed the club - though she was not legally obliged to do this.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
The U.S. will be obliged to lift all sanctions, though how that occurs remains to be discussed, Baghaei said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
And Misha obliged, grabbing one in each arm and turning wide circles with them.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
The ETS forces heavy polluters to pay for the greenhouse gases they emit, obliging them to buy allowances that are capped in number, sold in auctions and tradable.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 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
In the match against an admittedly obliging Falkirk, Celtic scored four times in 90 minutes having scored only 12 in the 810 league minutes that went before.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
“You were obliging the W. C. T. U. then, I reckon.”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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