coercive

Example Sentences

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And in an administration increasingly comfortable with coercive approaches to homelessness, that tool may not remain narrowly used for long.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

The Pentagon has another piece of coercive power over Anthropic: access to classified systems and future demand for federal government contracts.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Continued reporting can help ensure these coercive tactics fail, by denying Beijing the anonymity it relies on and giving victims the support they deserve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Dodsworth continues to campaign and raise awareness of domestic abuse and coercive control, and was awarded an OBE in 2025 for her services to domestic abuse survivors.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Alternatively, mathematics is sometimes endowed with a coercive character which is somehow capable of determining our future.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos