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obligation

[ob-li-gay-shuhn] / ˌɒb lɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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"The same logic should apply to people harmed by an AI agent," with a legal obligation to inform those affected.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Call options give investors the right, but not the obligation, to buy a certain security at a specified price by a certain date.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

In EA’s case, the obligation to pay the premium takes effect after a change in control if the bonds also lose their investment-grade credit ratings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"This young woman had already endured something that is utterly unspeakable, and then at every turn she was failed by people and institutions with an obligation to protect her," Hochul said.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Remote cousins and family friends whom mere acquaintanceship invested with a sort of blood obligation noblesse oblige.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Rising fiscal deficits could make it harder for governments to meet their financial obligations and handle risks of the future.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

For the writer-director, the movie represented a kind of unshackling from the obligations that had governed some of his past work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“A government that is actually meeting its constitutional obligations has no reason to fear public scrutiny,” said Alvaro M. Huerta, director of litigation and advocacy at the Immigrant Defenders Law Center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Fed says the deferred asset has “no implications” for its ability to meet its financial obligations.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Mott believed that “independence of the husband and wife is equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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