obligation
Example Sentences
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The case posed a clash between the government’s need to manage surges at the border and the moral and historical obligation to offer asylum to those fleeing persecution.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Even if an expat owes no tax due to credits, a U.S. return must still be filed, and specialized accountant fees can turn this into a complex and expensive obligation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
Gilded Age industrialists such as John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie felt an obligation to give back, Amodei wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
But a spoof is under no obligation to turn that one joke into a full narrative as it does by deferring to a younger cast, and only checking in with the franchise’s original players occasionally.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
As you will see, we do not believe that artists have an obligation to strike up attitudes to the war.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing obligation
The Diary of Anne Frank
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The Things They Carried
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Freak the Mighty
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