be obligated
Example Sentences
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Nvidia’s commitment is structured to require a series of mitigation steps before the chip maker would be obligated to make any payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
They would be obligated to assess the entire sequence of events leading to the use of force, including whether the officer’s own decisions escalated the encounter or foreclosed safer alternatives.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2025
In any bid scenario — for part of the property or all of it, with a stadium or without one — the city would not be obligated to accept a bid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
"No new funds shall be obligated for new awards or extensions of existing awards until each proposed new award or extension has been reviewed and approved," says the memo to staff.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
In other words, Haupt would be obligated to the German government.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple