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At the time, a representative for Ye dismissed the “baseless allegations” and accused Pisciotta of coercion, blackmail and extortion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

In recent days nearly a third of transiting vessels took the Omani route, demonstrating that Iran’s coercion hasn’t wholly succeeded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Some physicians expressed concerns about the need to protect patient trust, avoid coercion and prevent preferential treatment for wealthy donors.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

This sparked a domestic consumption movement to counter what many Taiwanese saw as economic coercion.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

Who knows what coercions they deployed back in the day to corral those students into submission; at least that’s the fear evinced by today’s new campus dating policies.

From Newsweek ● Mar. 20, 2015

An infantile captive wields certain coercions to fair treatment peculiar to nonage.

From The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee by Douglas Duer

The British Minister, delighted by this spontaneous offer, thanked the King, expressing the hope that his action would be greatly appreciated, that all mistrust would vanish, and that the Powers would moderate their coercions.

From Greece and the Allies 1914-1922 by G. F. (George Frederick) Abbott

This is especially true of the "pro-ethical" consciousnesses of external authorities, coercions, and opinions—religious, political, and social—by which the mass of mankind are governed; and is broadly due to variation in social conditions.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Richard Falckenberg

It was to be a series of moral coercions, either accomplished or attempted.

From Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 by James Gillespie Blaine