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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

Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump said Japan had asked for help and the U.S. was happy to oblige.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Whether you need a meal or a mechanic, balloons or even a barber, Hanoi's busy pavements could always oblige.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

A teller of tales if there ever was one, the second mate could soak up a story and wring it out later word for word, and he was always happy to oblige.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

This obliges the Netherlands to protect ICC facilities and staff, provide "any means of communication" and ensure "freedom of financial assets from restrictions".

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 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

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

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

These scholars present science as being about rhetoric, persuasion and authority because the symmetry principle obliges them to assume that that is all it can be about.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Iñárritu obliged, doing voices for all the different characters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Takahashi, however, said TikTok was "no longer obliged to delete" the videos in question because the anonymous user behind them had taken them down several months after the lawsuit began.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 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

Airlines are still obliged to get passengers to their destinations - even if that is via another carrier - when their flight is cancelled, or give a refund.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

He gestured toward a spot behind one of the many working tents, and Koffi obliged.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Latin America's biggest economy 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. 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 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

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

The Randalls party agreed to it immediately; and after a pretty long speech from Miss Bates, which few persons listened to, she also found it possible to accept dear Miss Woodhouse’s most obliging invitation.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen