coercion

Example Sentences

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This idealized view is also far more sympathetic than modern perceptions of other medieval events, including the Crusades, which are now linked with coercion and brutality.

From Science Daily

Salas told Mangan that the powerful South Texas political boss George B. Parr - who wielded control with favors and coercion - ordered that some 200 votes be added to Box 13.

From Washington Times

Salas told Mangan that the powerful South Texas political boss George B. Parr — who wielded control with favors and coercion — ordered that some 200 votes be added to Box 13.

From Seattle Times

Court papers also described debts being used as "a form of psychological coercion".

From BBC

“While our policy has not changed, what has changed is Beijing’s growing coercion – like trying to cut off Taiwan’s relations with countries around the world,” U.S.

From Washington Times