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
Again the reigning successor to George III will be obliged to say nice words about the men his ancestor would gladly have hanged from the nearest tree.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 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
If the stake rises above 30 percent UniCredit would be obliged to launch a public share offer.
From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025
Once when he had wanted to send his friend a jar of his favorite tupelo honey he had ordered it from Charles Parker by mail so as not to be obliged to meet him.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
