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oblige

[uh-blahyj] / əˈblaɪdʒ /




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Members of the general public ask for them, including for their children, and doctors happily oblige, says Mir.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

"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

Sane, an energy company executive, says he was happy to oblige.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 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

I was not sure why he asked me to do this, but as I was hungry, I decided to oblige.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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