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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

Whether or not you think billionaires should be obligated to fund public-interest projects, Bezos did not merely rest on his laurels as a legacy paper declined.

From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2026

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

It still pops up frequently enough for him to be obligated to correct the confusion.

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025

In other words, Haupt would be obligated to the German government.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple


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