intimidation
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International observers of Zambia's elections said Saturday the poll was marred by claims of intimidation, abductions and an hours-long pause in the vote count.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the country first needs a credible electoral council, a free press and measures to protect voters from intimidation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Or he can ignore the intimidation tactic and continue as if nothing happened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
He also said he is confident that procedures "to protect the First Amendment and protect the freedom of the press and not result in intimidation of journalists or the like were followed."
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Mr. Pirzada began carving, without the least bit of intimidation, as if he had been carving jack-o’-lantems his whole life.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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She believes Combs cut them from the band because neither would give in to his intimidations on and off camera.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2025
Women make up a majority of Iran’s university students and nearly half of the work force, and they have a robust presence in civil society, where they work for greater rights despite arrests and intimidations.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
“Your intimidations and subversive actions have only swelled the ranks of Africans concerned with preserving their dignity.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
Unfortunately, arrests, intimidations and the fear of looming surveillance work to stifle freedom of expression more than any technical filter can.
From Slate ● May 18, 2017
Steinheil not to repeat to the examining magistrate the revelations she might have made, and the fourth concerning the intimidations to which 'Countess' Ghirelli was submitted by various persons.
From My Memoirs by Marguerite Steinheil
Vocabulary lists containing intimidation
"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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Cesar Chavez's Commonwealth Club Address (1984)
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