duty-bound
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morally obliged as a matter of duty
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duty boundObliged, as in You're duty bound to help your little brother. [c. 1900]
duty-bound
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The role of the intensely focused, duty-bound explorer consumed Stewart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
But I felt we were duty-bound to put a regulatory framework around this.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
One of hundreds of housing protesters camping in central Madrid, Aitana Lopez felt duty-bound to pay tribute to a pensioner whose eviction sparked a movement that culminated in early elections.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I’m drawn to police detectives, not private detectives,” he says, pointing to the duty-bound, badge-wearing protagonist in “Cure,” a Criterion-anointed classic now held in the same pantheon of serial killer tales as “Seven” and “Manhunter.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Bronchettes, no longer duty-bound to cheer and serve up those reedy, screechy screams, started dancing away with abandon, their faces fresh and unvarnished by lipstick or rouge powder.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
“In the spirit of openness, accountability and transparency, we are duty bound to study the specifics of all concerns and conclusively address them,” he said, without elaborating.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
“The county prosecutors are duty bound to follow Ohio law,” he wrote, noting that the memo would suffice as he office’s only comment on the matter.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
Whilst I feel duty bound to accept the outcome of the inquiry, it dismissed all but two of the claims levelled against me.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2023
He said he felt "duty bound" to accept the outcome of the inquiry but also staunchly defended his conduct.
From Reuters ● Apr. 21, 2023
“Certainly. In fact, as a trustee of the Lemoncello Library, you are duty bound to come to me with any and all questions you might have.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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