obligation
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Including its more than $160 billion obligation to lease Google chips in a deal with Broadcom, Anthropic’s future infrastructure costs top $600 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
His move to Stamford Bridge in the 2024-25 campaign included an obligation to buy.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
A deferred payment obligation doesn’t automatically shield the proceeds from marital claims, and the note itself may be treated as an asset in a divorce.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
"The same logic should apply to people harmed by an AI agent," with a legal obligation to inform those affected.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
I’m not sure if his is out of obligation.
From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan
Canadian officials have vowed to use all legal means at its disposal to ensure Cliffs lives up to employment obligations that the company made to secure government approval of its 2024 takeover of Stelco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
At the time, Alaba said: "There has been no attempt to avoid my financial obligations, and I am wholeheartedly committed to ensuring that the liability is met in full."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Moon stressed he had applied for the maximum loan of £50,000 within the rules, regularly seeking professional advice about its obligations, and would provide documents to the Labour Party investigation into the matter.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Opening a local bank account can also inadvertently create additional reporting obligations.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
With this brittle precis of her obligations he left the table and went toward the bedroom.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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