obligation

The FDA generally follows advisory committee recommendations but has no obligation to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Malcolm-Jamal also agreed in their prenup to maintain and contribute the maximum annual amount to a Roth IRA account for his wife, a financial obligation worth $30,500, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

“In many states, spouses have a legal obligation to support each other. If one spouse needs long-term nursing home care the assets of the other may be used to pay bills,” it adds.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

They deserve administrators who take seriously their obligation to spend public money carefully and lawfully.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

“An obligation you already had, and a person you will not meet for some time. The details are not important at this point. This is merely a necessary technicality.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The move helped it to reduce debt but contributed to the company’s long-term obligations, Wall Street analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Even the European Union, which Albania hopes to join in 2030, has spoken out on the country's failure to meet obligations under Chapter 27, which relates to the environment and climate change.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

The couple takes the Mills Act obligations, such as maintaining their home’s historic character and adhering to design guidelines, seriously.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

I find myself caught between a sense of duty and uncertainty about what obligations I actually have — or, for that matter, what obligations I am prepared to take on.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

One of history’s few iron laws is that luxuries tend to become necessities and to spawn new obligations.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari