coerced

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“It ensures they understand their rights and options — and for many who were trafficked or coerced, returning home to their family is the safest path.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

In the end, however, the punditry did not need to be coerced into cheerleading.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026

“It’s not forced on you, because then it’s fake, man. If it’s coerced, I don’t buy it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

But not since 1903, the year Theodore Roosevelt coerced Colombia to relinquish what became the Panama Canal, has a U.S. president forced a foreign government to give Washington significant land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Then she coerced Papa into dragging the tree to her sisters and brother.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser