obliged

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The line became one of Tolkan’s most famous, and mega-fans would flock to Comic-Cons around the country to ask the star to call them a slacker, requests he typically obliged.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

She played the album nonstop: “I was known not to take requests, but now I wouldn’t even change the album. Everyone in the bar was obliged to bathe in the sounds of the future.”

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Against all odds, Lore’s parents later came to England on visas, though she was obliged to live apart from them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

"The state is obliged to build public shelters so that the entire population has access to safe havens," Mazen Ghanayem, mayor of the town of Sakhnin, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

When Taran went back to rearrange the weapons they would now be obliged to bear, he was surprised to find a large oak leaf on the ground before his cloak.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander