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
If the S&P 500 starts to outperform Russell 2000, then they will be obliged to shift weightings to avoid underperforming benchmarks.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
They would be obliged to pay that fee if he makes 10 appearances.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
“Either shadow banks will be obliged to accept greater regulation, or sooner or later, one or more of them will get caught in a mess that roils the markets,” Ellis told Barron’s in an email.
From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025
“Men who have been intimate all their lives,” he observed, “cross the street to avoid meeting, and turn their heads another way, lest they should be obliged to touch hats.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
