oblige
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Thankfully, the world is too sane to oblige.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Before the end of the year, Pham hopes to rationalize conflicting rules that now oblige traders to put up more collateral than needed to secure margin loans.
From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025
And Hele, a destructive runner who has been one of the stars of the tournament, was happy to oblige.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
They can leave the tourism to their legion of loyal supporters who are fortunately more than happy to oblige.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
They sailed in ships, walked on pontoon bridges, and stepped across frozen puddles without ever experiencing anything that seemed to oblige them to rethink their theories.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing oblige
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 1
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