coercion
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In his sentencing remarks, Judge James Sampson accepted there was "no evidence of threats, violence or coercion", adding the parents - who had no previous convictions - acted on "misguided cultural beliefs, rather than malice".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
There could even be reasonable suspicion of coercion.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
“Just as many didn’t know the U.S. had all these tools for economic coercion, China is now saying, ‘look, we’ve prepared a bag of tricks too,’” said Damien Ma, director of research center Carnegie China.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The calamities each couple faces spin out into a web of favors and coercion in this tale of broken systems and characters going to great lengths to get what they want.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Their alternative—there was an alternative, of course, since Milo detested coercion and was a vocal champion of freedom of choice—was to starve.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing coercion
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President Trump's Second State of the Union Address (2019)
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