coercive

Example Sentences

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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

“Securing this material will require either U.S. ground troops or, after some coercive bargain is reached, international inspectors,” Pauly said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 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

Ahead of sentencing, Amnesty International had called on Pakistan to end "coercive tactics used to silence dissent and intimidate those who defend human rights".

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Communal sing-alongs had a faintly coercive quality—that way strangers had of catching each other’s eye as their voices rose—which she was determined to resist.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan