obligate

Just because someone contacted me didn’t obligate me to reply instantly.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

"Bifidobacterium is an obligate anaerobe, so it doesn't grow in the presence of oxygen," Mimee said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

It’s more common than many people realize, and being named as executor does not obligate you to accept the role.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

“We are currently planning to obligate all appropriated balances, consistent with law.”

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

At times when the obligate goat's laugh bleated in among the melodious pangs, I caught a glimpse in the background of a crowd of small women-figures who nodded their odious heads with wicked wantonness.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians by Elbert Hubbard

The put sale offsets the expense of the call spread, though it obligates investors to buy the S&P 500 ETF at a lower price.

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

Anna-Lena von Hodenberg and Josephine Ballon’s organization, HateAid, receives funding from the German government, which has certified it as a “trusted flagger,” which obligates platforms to give priority to its reports of forbidden speech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

These courts stuck with the rulebook, which obligates them to follow precedent until it’s formally overturned.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2025

And while she said her oath ethically obligates her to defend these children, she doesn’t know how the office will survive in its current form if payments don’t come in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025

The second fault is that it obligates those who are circumcised to observe the whole Law.

From Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Theodore Graebner

Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ, is contractually obligated to broadcast the games but will do so in bare-bones fashion, with no commentary, punditry or advertising.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

But he pointed out that the U.S., as the U.N.’s host nation, is obligated to permit foreign dignitaries to attend the assembly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Mercedes had two choices - stay out, or pit and change tyre compound, as drivers are obligated to use two compounds during a dry grand prix.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The senator also said more of Bombardier’s planes should be built in the U.S., and he said the company is obligated to grow its footprint in Kansas.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

I feel obligated to communicate this to Aibileen so she doesn’t end up disappointed.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

"Gomez purported ‌to ⁠sign a contract obligating her to perform and then ignored it," the lawsuit claims.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

A “phase one” trade deal signed in early 2020 addressed neither of those points, instead obligating China to buy more soybeans from American farmers—something Beijing largely failed to fulfill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

If you recall the myth, you may be able to guess that he’s another loved one Dream condemns to suffering, obligating the supreme being to apologize yet again.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025

“Accordingly, the Department will not be issuing Grant Award Notifications obligating funds for these programs on July 1 prior to completing that review.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025

I mean that what seems an obligation to self is in reality a dimly apprehended duty—an obligation to the unknown God, and not to self, in which lies no causing, therefore no obligating power.'

From Wilfrid Cumbermede by George MacDonald