oblige
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According to Mr. Talty, they were motivated by patriotism, noblesse oblige and philhellenism.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Sane, an energy company executive, says he was happy to oblige.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
It does oblige platforms to remove the material they can prove to be foreign influence - a process that often takes too long in an online environment where videos can go viral within hours.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
The platform urged the Australian authorities to oblige app stores to check users' ages as an "additional safeguard" for the world-first crackdown.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
Lilya Litvyak was only too happy to oblige.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing oblige
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 1
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