obligation

Example Sentences

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Remember, a bear market early in your husband’s retirement with a $17,000-a-month obligation would be tough.

From MarketWatch

Directors of companies registered in Delaware, as UnitedHealth is, have a “duty of loyalty”—an obligation to put the company’s interests ahead of their own.

From The Wall Street Journal

America is home to the most liquid and vibrant financial markets in the world because our regulators take seriously their obligation to police fraud and institute appropriate investor safeguards.

From The Wall Street Journal

In January, Britain's media regulator Ofcom opened a probe into the social media platform X, which hosts Grok, for failing to meet its safety obligations.

From Barron's

Owners have a legal requirement to seek consent for any changes and to maintain them - but the often damp climate makes that an expensive obligation.

From BBC