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foist
verb as in force upon
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This proposition wasn’t foisted on the new nation by some elite cabal.
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“The city pressed private property into public service, foisting the cost of its coronavirus response onto housing providers.”
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Lambie said Reform was focused on merit and did not want to "foist various minority groups into positions".
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It's a direct transfer of free time hours from a woman to a man, due mostly to men being able to foist housework off on women.
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Long delays will mean shippers will be trying to foist mushy brown bananas on consumers who might reject them.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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