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obligate

[ob-li-geyt, ob-li-git, -geyt] / ˈɒb lɪˌgeɪt, ˈɒb lɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt /


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But an announcement alone doesn’t obligate a fund to follow through with repurchases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Brennan & Rogers, a Maine-based law firm, says those laws obligate adult children to provide necessities such as food, clothing, housing and medical care for their parents who can’t afford to take care of themselves.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

However it added that "preserving the side does not obligate the government to preserve all the buildings and structures... in their current state," and authorities had yet to assess the buildings.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

But it does not obligate the IOC to make changes, cancel or assume liability.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

I offered to obligate myself to do it for twenty, and receive only the actual cost whatever it might be below; also to see that no additional trouble came from the melting of the tallow.

From The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences by Quinby, Hosea




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