obligation
Example Sentences
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America is home to the most liquid and vibrant financial markets in the world because our regulators take seriously their obligation to police fraud and institute appropriate investor safeguards.
In January, Britain's media regulator Ofcom opened a probe into the social media platform X, which hosts Grok, for failing to meet its safety obligations.
From Barron's
Owners have a legal requirement to seek consent for any changes and to maintain them - but the often damp climate makes that an expensive obligation.
From BBC
"The law was implemented to regulate the businesses of foreign employment. It does not talk about the rights of migrant workers and the obligation of government to ensure those rights."
From Barron's
All the while, SpaceX apparently let slip its obligations to NASA’s moon effort.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.