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

The world has regularly obliged by rushing to buy Treasury debt at a lower yield than before the calamity because of the risk-free securities’ haven status.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Both the Scottish and UK bills say no-one is obliged to participate in assisted dying.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The passage was low, he discovered, and he was obliged to crouch almost on hands and knees.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander