impelled
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A sense of duty, rooted for many in a profound Christian faith, impelled each to take extraordinary risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
What impelled him, and what does it mean?
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2025
The engineer said he felt impelled to speak out and provide the internal documents because “the safety of the public outweighs the inconvenience to the airlines to make money.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
I was surprised to notice, when I had finished my narrative, that the room was full of women, who, impelled by curiosity, had come to see me, and to hear what I had to say.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
A gradual rise in population densities impelled people to obtain more food, by rewarding those who unconsciously took steps toward producing it.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
