coercive

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Russian women say the idea of "therapising" them into having children is coercive, cruel and unworkable, and will do little to reverse declining birth rates -- currently at their lowest in 200 years.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

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

A sudden blow to the state's coercive machinery could shift the domestic balance in unpredictable ways.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

She argued his own admissions weren’t truthful because he was subjected to coercive interview tactics by the LAPD.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 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