compel

Posting on X, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said: "We must strive to compel the enemy to remain committed to what it has signed."

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

What would compel a consultant to dismiss signs that a candidate has contemptible views on sexual assault?

From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026

Canada will abandon efforts to compel foreign streamers to make mandatory financial contributions to the domestic entertainment industry, according to a court filing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Those who would compel people in the room to sit up and hold that panellist's gaze.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

They feared that the Frenchman’s restless style might compel her to rashness, but Celia hid her music to La Soiree dans Grenade and played . it incessantly while Jorge traveled.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Insurers could still step in for 2028, but nothing compels them to, and they balked once for a simple reason: Covering this category pushes premiums higher for everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

A subpoena compels a party to release specified internal documents or information.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

It is, as yet, a dud — a $2,000 slot machine that pays out a Community Note dressed as a verdict, in a process that compels nothing and binds no one.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

Shameful pride compels me to say there are only about 300 players in the Hall of Fame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

We stick close to the walls as we approach, but the frenzy from the blackout compels the guards to rush from their posts to secure the Mess and the Hub.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

You cannot be compelled to serve as an executor, even if you’re named in someone’s will.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

So in effect, once the body has been heavier, the brain comes to treat that higher weight as the new normal – a level it feels compelled to defend.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Still, we should keep our focus where it belongs—not on Yale alone, but on the proposed OMB regulation that has compelled Yale’s submission.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

He invoked the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution, which says no individual can be "compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself".

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

He resolved that to preserve his credibility as supervising architect, a role in which he would be compelled to oversee the work of other exposition architects, he would not himself design any of the buildings.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

A new study published in Frontiers in Mammal Science presents the first compelling evidence that at least some cynodonts may have been viviparous -- meaning they gave birth to live offspring.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

But she also knows it’s that journey of understanding that makes “Ted Lasso” so compelling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Blackstone is a long-term believer in Canada as both a compelling place to invest and serve clients,” Rutledge said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Some people yearn for zero debt, so your decision isn’t strictly about the numbers — as compelling as they are — it’s also about your risk tolerance as you enjoy your retirement.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026

Her own nanites would heal it by morning, and besides, there was something compelling about the discomfort.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman