obligation
Example Sentences
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Many drivers have chosen their path: They are shouldering more obligation and more risk when buying protection for the roads — all to manage their monthly costs.
From MarketWatch
In Los Angeles, Houston, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego and others, voters are required to approve general obligation bonds, according to the Chicago Policy Center.
Instead, it reappears as a return receipt, a donation bag, or—an additional cost—an obligation to wear the sweater at least once in my presence.
The measure targeted Thierry Breton, the former top tech regulator at the European Commission, who often clashed with tech tycoons such as Elon Musk over their obligations to follow EU rules.
From Barron's
In establishing the program, federal officials acknowledged a moral obligation to protect allies who risked their lives to help the U.S. mission in Afghanistan.
From Los Angeles Times
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