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obligatory

[uh-blig-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ob-li-guh-] / əˈblɪg əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈɒb lɪ gə- /


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Rick Atkinson’s “The British Are Coming,” about the Revolutionary War, is beautifully written and started off with a bang, but soon the accounts of battles, with their obligatory suffering and death, became too much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“Stranger Things” stretched years between seasons as its young cast aged into adulthood, returning to massive viewership, but, some critics and fans argued, with an ending that felt obligatory.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

If they are used on the road, the driver needs to fulfil a certain criteria, including having a driving license, at least third party insurance and obligatory lamps, reflectors and rear markings fitted.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

You, of course, get the obligatory in-tunnel DNS servers along with a kill switch to prevent data leaks.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Citra looked up and gave him an obligatory greeting.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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