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oblige

[uh-blahyj] / əˈblaɪdʒ /




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"It was not an alliance that was designed for one of the allies to go on a war of choice and then oblige everybody else to follow," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The platform urged the Australian authorities to oblige app stores to check users' ages as an "additional safeguard" for the world-first crackdown.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Thankfully, the world is too sane to oblige.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

They can leave the tourism to their legion of loyal supporters who are fortunately more than happy to oblige.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

The son of Nestor nodded, thinking swiftly how best he could oblige his friend.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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