as in to compel
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
the problem is of your own making, so don't think that you can obligate me to help
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Recent Examples of obligate
Still, service members would still be obligated to follow their own internal laws.
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
The court’s members include the majority of Western countries, which will now be obligated to arrest Netanyahu or Gallant if either sets foot in their territory.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Mayor Mike Duggan expects to fully obligate the city's ARPA funds by the end of the year, which is the deadline to do so or lose funding.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024
Both are obligated to do weekly check-ins as part of their release, according to the Ramsey County attorney's office.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
The court’s members include the majority of Western countries, which will now be obligated to arrest Netanyahu or Gallant if either sets foot in their territory.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Mayor Mike Duggan expects to fully obligate the city's ARPA funds by the end of the year, which is the deadline to do so or lose funding.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024
Both are obligated to do weekly check-ins as part of their release, according to the Ramsey County attorney's office.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Still, federal labor law affords wide latitude for a company to delay a collective bargaining agreement and lacks the large penalties necessary to compel an agreement, granting Starbucks sizable leverage over the next step in the labor dispute, Bodie added.Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Mass deportations could compel companies to reassess their employment verification processes and ensure strict adherence to immigration laws.Solange Charas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Chief Critic Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel criticized the Teamsters in a statement shared with Forbes, and accused the group of threatening, intimidating, and attempting to coerce Amazon employees to join them.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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And that, according to the district attorney, is an attempt to coerce or influence the public or its citizenry or an industry towards change, which is included in the terrorism charge.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Still, that has forced six turnovers in its last four games.Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Others fail to surrender until a canine is forced to bite them.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Surprisingly, Heavenly obliges, showing a rare moment of effort in bridging the divide.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 16 Dec. 2024
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The scoreboard operator obliged but restarted the clock after several seconds had elapsed.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Obligate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obligate. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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