be obliged
Example Sentences
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Buy the biggest, most obvious stocks that the large passive funds will be obliged to invest in because, if the theme works, these heavyweights will make money rather, the advice goes.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Should people undertaking such ambitious routes as Grossglockner be obliged to climb in bigger groups, to prove that they're experienced enough or have packed sufficient safety supplies?
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
European industrials, meanwhile, were no doubt buoyed by the developments in Greenland that suggest governments will be obliged to raise defense spending, hence the popularity of subsectors like aerospace and defense, machinery and electrical equipment.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026
“Either shadow banks will be obliged to accept greater regulation, or sooner or later, one or more of them will get caught in a mess that roils the markets,” Ellis told Barron’s in an email.
From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025
“I’d be obliged if you’d finish milking and come on back to the house.”
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
