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

It was something of an obsession, a harmless one, and we were happy to oblige.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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

If you’re looking for something downbeat, of course, “Groundswell” can oblige.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

“Gareth? Gaheris? Will you oblige me by putting on your armour, and strengthening the guard?”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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

Several leaders brought up the bloc’s emissions-trading system in their remarks, which obliges companies to pay for their greenhouse-gas emissions in a bid to nudge them toward cleaner energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 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

The law also obliges the mayor -- or any other applicants -- to compile various financial documents and carry out reforms within six months or face a two-year prison sentence.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

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

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

"The few that lost were done out of loyalty," he wrote, arguing that some had faced almost impossible races but were "good people" he felt obliged to support.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Moreover, Bessent now has a commitment that he may feel obliged to fulfil if markets test his resolve.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

That would give those with no support the opportunity to withdraw -- though they are not obliged.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Martin O'Neill sang their praises in the aftermath and preached caution ahead of the second leg, as he was obliged to do.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

“So obliged to you!—so very much obliged to you for the carriage,” resumed Miss Bates.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

China and North Korea have a military alliance centred on a 1961 treaty obliging each side to come to the other's aid in the event of an armed attack.

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

America’s military is, in short, well-prepared to fight a major conventional war against an obliging enemy like Iraq in 1991, but such a scenario is unlikely to lie in our future.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2025

He graduated to the tail of the family mule, and eventually, hanging off the tail of an obliging horse named Paint, he began to run, a gait that initially caused him excruciating pain.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand