obligation

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to give him a list of insurers that “acted swiftly, courageously, and bravely” to fulfill their legal obligation and another list of those that were “particularly bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Bondi egregiously mishandled the Epstein files, illegally withholding vast troves of materials that she had a legal obligation to release.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Producing an adaptation plan is an obligation under the UK's Climate Change Act 2008 - the world's first legally-binding national framework for greenhouse gas reductions.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

While the Fed is sorting which way the opposing risks tip, it perhaps has an obligation to pause and assess for now, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

A most sacred obligation was bound up with a most atrocious crime.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton