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ought

noun as in commitment

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But it also ought to be a powerful consideration in the private deliberations of Senate Republicans, even if they don’t give a fig for constitutional government.

From Slate

All of this together ought to be a stark warning about what’s ahead for Palestinians, and about what the next American administration will support or even sponsor.

From Slate

We forget that they aren’t merely self-interested careerists willing to whisper home truths while they trumpet lies; they aren’t just willing to sacrifice themselves to the collective-action defense holding that if bravery were necessary, someone else ought to be brave.

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The plight of Kapadia’s Oscar campaign ought to be a tiny note in the larger conversation around the movie, a prize winner at Cannes.

"If vaccines are working for somebody, I’m not going to take them away. People ought to have choice, and that choice ought to be informed by the best information," he told NBC News last week.

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