coercive
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But DUP leader Gavin Robinson has said the legislation is vague and that Northern Ireland already has laws to deal with abuse and coercive behaviour.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Liu Chang, a spokesman at the Chinese Embassy in the U.S., said that Min Zin has been subject to “criminal coercive measures,” which means he is under investigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
That must include steps to end the use of any "coercive measure to divert the natural movement of the elephants", it read.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
She told the BBC that despite some recent improvements they continue to see "serious shortcomings in the arrangements for military police complaints, poor handling of allegations of coercive control and behaviour".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Franklin’s ancestors may have emigrated from Europe to escape oppressive rules, but colonial societies were still vastly more coercive and class- ridden than indigenous villages.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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