oblige

They seemed happy to oblige, apparently assured that they’d be cut in on whatever deal the U.S. had in mind.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

The offer is voluntary, but Frasers noted that it held a significant number of options on Hugo Boss shares that would put its stake above 30 percent and oblige it to make a buyout offer.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

If you’re looking for something downbeat, of course, “Groundswell” can oblige.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

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

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 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

Finally, the series rests on the shoulders of the three principal players, who are just a pleasure to watch; the camera obliges by moving in close.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

It is a reminder that the 1954 Hague Convention obliges warring parties to protect cultural property.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

Content creators are "contractually bound" to brands, which obliges them to keep posting no matter what, according to the journalist.

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

Ofcom said it decided to start investigating X to determine whether the company has failed to comply with the U.K.’s Online Safety Act, which obliges platforms to better safeguard users from illegal content online.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

These scholars present science as being about rhetoric, persuasion and authority because the symmetry principle obliges them to assume that that is all it can be about.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Wars are unpredictable, and the enemy isn’t obliged to cooperate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Perhaps these international festivals are testing their own waters to see if they’re obliged to invite Americans to their party.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Its golfers, including star names like Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, can now opt to leave, rather than being obliged to see out their contracts in LIV 2.0 which is aiming to launch next year.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

"The Spanish state is obliged to guarantee equal access to justice, irrespective of who the accused person is," said Women's Link executive director Jovana Rios Cisnero.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

The weary and discouraged Taran could barely force himself to put one foot in front of the other, and was glad the dusk obliged Gwydion to halt.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

But the Kenyan people and courts have been less obliging.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

“Promoters are keen to expand and capture new market share, often reflected in artist contracts obliging the latter to tour in certain geographies, Europe being one of them,” the Bernstein analysts said.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

When the U.S. abandoned its bases in Greenland, it left the cleanup to Denmark despite the treaty obliging Washington to do it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

America’s military is, in short, well-prepared to fight a major conventional war against an obliging enemy like Iraq in 1991, but such a scenario is unlikely to lie in our future.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2025

Miss Woodhouse, must you be going?—You seem but just come—so very obliging of you.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen