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
But in January this year, a serious sticking point emerged about how far the intelligence services would be obliged to co-operate.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
“But of course, everyone is obliged to abide by international law.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 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
She wished them no harm, for that was not her way—but nor did she feel obliged to concern herself with the fate of that unhappy, unpleasant, and unrepentant family.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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