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The President also leveraged Qatar, Turkey and Egypt to coerce Hamas into a deal.

You are, in their household, considered a “soft touch” — someone who is easily guilt-tripped and/or coerced into parting with your money.

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Federal officials reported that homeless people were being coerced by demonstrators into rattling the gate outside the ICE facility, Portland police said.

Instead, he is wielding the unspoken threat of dissolving parliament and calling snap parliamentary elections—yet again—to coerce lawmakers that he believes are largely reluctant to face voters.

It’s usually because their parents and evangelical culture are pressuring, coercing and often forcing them to cure innate feelings that don’t need changed in the first place.

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