coercion
Example Sentences
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For limited government to remain, accountability, transparency, and protection of individual rights from coercion must be secured for the people.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 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
Many of these rulings—including Stone itself—wove Lemon together with other First Amendment principles, like the prohibition against religious coercion in public education.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
China denied coercion, while praising the three African countries saying it had "high appreciation" for them.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 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
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