obligation
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The BDC industry covers about 10% of all of its liabilities through a Collateralized Loan Obligation, or CLO, according to Anderson.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
“Any such initiative would require a consensus move from all Community Services Obligation suppliers in order to avoid chaos.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Under what is called the Universal Service Obligation, Royal Mail is required by law to deliver letters six days a week and parcels five days a week to every address in the UK.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2024
Q. Obligation to our employee: My husband owns a small business and has been running it from home during the pandemic.
From Slate • Aug. 10, 2020
Crew Obligation Statement: “I think we need to deviate right about now.”
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing obligation
The Diary of Anne Frank
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