obliged
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Attendants ultimately had to tell Lyonne the plane wouldn’t be going anywhere until the actor got off, to which she reportedly obliged.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Bidgoli said he obliged because the numbers worked out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The countries that are party to the CMS are legally obliged to protect species listed as at risk of extinction, conserve and restore their habitats, prevent obstacles to migration and cooperate with other range states.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 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
All this spoken extremely fast obliged Miss Bates to stop for breath; and Emma said something very civil about the excellence of Miss Fairfax’s handwriting.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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