obliging
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When Rana’s curiosity leads her far from home, she must call on her memory of her mother’s stories and, with the help of an obliging polar bear, find her own way back.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
It turns out clafoutis is a natural shape-shifter — easy to make, nearly impossible to ruin and endlessly obliging.
From Salon • Sep. 27, 2025
“Friendship” surrounds Robinson with normalcy: filler talk, obliging laughter and the kind of handsome lighting you’d see in a home-insurance commercial.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025
Joshua - who also weighed 18st for his destructive knockout of Francis Ngannou in March - has been in demand throughout the week, signing autographs and obliging with selfie requests with fans.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024
He had planned to continue the march throughout most of the night; but Gurgi’s condition had worsened, obliging Taran to call a halt.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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