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obligations

  • plural
    of obligation.
    obligation
    noun
    something by which a person is bound or obliged to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc.

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Alphabet’s purchase commitments and contractual obligations have exploded and stood at $811 billion as of June 30.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Alphabet also didn’t detail why those obligations increased so much from the $332 billion it reported three months earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

“We have always acted in good faith, and insinuations that we have in any way attempted to circumvent our obligations is simply false,” a spokesman for TWG Global, Walter’s conglomerate, said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

The claimants' lawsuit alleges Wondermind failed to meet "even its most basic obligations, such as timely paying its employees and vendors".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

But it’s time to think about the opportunity as well as the pain, just as it’s time to think about the obligations of off-shoring as well as the opportunities...

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman