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be forced

VERB

bite the bullet

Synonyms

WEAK

bow to fate cross the Rubicon face the music have no choice know no alternative leap into the breach pay the piper seize the opportunity stand up and take it suck it up swallow the pill take it take one's medicine take the rap

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Would those who have backed the management be forced to act?

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Brock, ruling that local delivery drivers cannot be forced into private arbitration for employment disputes.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The expenses that Pentagon officials cited in congressional testimony and that then were parroted in media coverage are much lower than the costs the U.S. public will be forced to pay.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Dozens of the world’s most popular funds are linked to these indexes and will likely be forced to buy recent mega-IPOs sooner than they would have before.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

If I’m going to be forced to dance, I want to do it to the Smiths or Siouxsie and the Banshees, but Amá refused, of course.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

be forced

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