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"And the advice we give to countries is to be very careful of how they deploy their very limited fiscal capacity," she said, adding that some countries may be forced "to rely on external financing".

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

If Skydance misses its movie quota, it could be forced to sell its 49% stake in Miramax – the studio co-founded by disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

U.S. stocks rose after the September jobs report came in cooler than expected, and as investors bet that the Fed won’t be forced to raise rates as aggressively as previously feared.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Without the money, the giant bus and light rail provider could be forced to drop its plans for expanded service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The body plans of vertebrates depend on this property: if hemoglobin’s capacity to deliver oxygen to distant sites was disrupted, our bodies would be forced to be small and cold.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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