oblige

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

“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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

“Say nothing, my dear Emma, while you oblige me to read—not even of Mrs. Elton. Only one page more. I shall soon have done. What a letter the man writes!”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

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

Russia and North Korea signed a strategic partnership agreement in 2024 that obliges either side to provide "military and other assistance" should the other be attacked.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 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

Mr. Youngkin’s comment about Mr. Vance more or less obliges him not to vituperate the vice president in the usual way of presidential primaries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

This obliges us to reconsider just exactly what it was that he had accomplished.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

While this supports economic activity, if and when the rally cools, households will be obliged to save more.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

Despite typos and a complete lack of please or thank you, Claude obliged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Guardianship companies are not obliged to protect their deposits or carry out repairs not specifically provided for in the agreement.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Mr. Bingley was obliged to be in town the following day, and consequently unable to accept the honour of their invitation, etc.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

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 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

But I wanted to leave things in order and not just trust that obliging and indifferent sea to sweep my refuse away.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald