be obliged

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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

Should people undertaking such ambitious routes as Grossglockner be obliged to climb in bigger groups, to prove that they're experienced enough or have packed sufficient safety supplies?

From BBC • Feb. 28, 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

Kyiv would be obliged to respond to any violations of electoral laws by such candidates and bar them from participating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

When Taran went back to rearrange the weapons they would now be obliged to bear, he was surprised to find a large oak leaf on the ground before his cloak.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander