arm-twisting

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According to Luna, the arm-twisting from leaders, offering a mix of carrots and sticks, was intense.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2025

After all the arm-twisting, the week ends with a more conciliatory tone from some of Trump's top foreign policy team who will meet with the Ukrainians next week in Saudi Arabia.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025

After some arm-twisting by Mottola, the Recording Academy invited Martin to perform at the 41st Grammy Awards.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024

“He was very good at making it in people’s interests to be cooperating with him. I don’t know if he did arm-twisting exactly. It was implicit, I would say.”

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023

Under such relentless arm-twisting, we finally gave in and allowed ourselves to be taken to Coffin’s.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey