forcibly

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Masie Nchama, a computer science student who dreamed of moving abroad, left the central African nation for military training but found himself forcibly enrolled in the Russian army and headed for war.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

As many as 1,000 people may have been forcibly returned from China to North Korea since then, according to rights groups.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“They’re telling me that they’re not forcibly removing people right now,” he told everyone.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

It’s difficult to imagine that forcibly collapsing the government of a multiethnic sectarian state of nearly 100 million people produces anything more than a power vacuum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

"Blore," said the Assistant Commissioner forcibly, "was a bad hat!"

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie