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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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Galleries are also closing and downsizing, and films that don’t oblige the content farm aren’t solicited as readily as influencer-helmed or easily digestible projects that can be played as background noise for scrolling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

I very quickly shut the window, and oblige when she tells me that today is not a computer day, and that I am to come down for breakfast.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

The Financial Accounting Standards Board responded to the post-crisis criticism with CECL, which obliges banks to apply forward-looking estimates of expected credit losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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

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

The vendor dipping apples on sticks into dark, sticky caramel obliges him, drizzling it over the top.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

While employers in the UK are within their rights to ask you how much you get paid in your current role, applicants are not obliged to tell them.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Iñárritu obliged, doing voices for all the different characters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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

"The Spanish state is obliged to guarantee equal access to justice, irrespective of who the accused person is," said Women's Link executive director Jovana Rios Cisnero.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Once when he had wanted to send his friend a jar of his favorite tupelo honey he had ordered it from Charles Parker by mail so as not to be obliged to meet him.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

It described him as "obliging and gregarious" and stated there was no evidence he had extremist views.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

But the Kenyan people and courts have been less obliging.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 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

Miss Woodhouse, must you be going?—You seem but just come—so very obliging of you.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen