obligate

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

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 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

In a chapter cleverly titled “Keep Calm and Carrion,” she explains that obligate scavengers—animals that feed on dead matter—are “nature’s clean-up crew,” performing one of the most vital roles on the planet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Similarly, he who would be under obligation to none must obligate himself to all in every respect.

From Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by John Nicholas Lenker

The Canadian Supreme Court said in 2004 that this obligates governments “to consult” with indigenous groups on matters that concern them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

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

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 Haitian Government obligates itself ... to create without delay an efficient constabulary, urban and rural, composed of native Haitians.

From The American Empire by Scott Nearing

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

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

Despite considerable evidence to the contrary, Ward concluded that the state was not obligated to offer a different method of execution.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

“You’re not just saying that? You’re not obligated to like it, though you would be wrong not to.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

"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

The next year, the Paris summit produced a milestone agreement by obligating all countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, creating the foundation for every subsequent negotiation over climate change.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

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