compel
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On Aug. 14, the BBC asked a federal court in Miami for permission to compel testimony and records from Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Kushner concerning the drafting and meaning of the speech.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Posting on X, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said: "We must strive to compel the enemy to remain committed to what it has signed."
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
What would compel a consultant to dismiss signs that a candidate has contemptible views on sexual assault?
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
A weak yen threatens to drive up Japan’s inflation, which could compel the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates more aggressively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Close your mouth,” said Minya, her voice like ice, and Sarai saw that it infuriated her that she couldn’t compel the living to obey her as easily as she did the dead.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
The written word compels you to think and a heightened conscience is one of the essential elements required to bring about change.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
It is, as yet, a dud — a $2,000 slot machine that pays out a Community Note dressed as a verdict, in a process that compels nothing and binds no one.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
Shameful pride compels me to say there are only about 300 players in the Hall of Fame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
The law also compels AI to send break reminders every three hours to users under 18.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
Something compels me to seek out things that are better left alone.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
In 1779 Edward Gibbon was compelled to respond to critics who alleged that his “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” was unduly irreverent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“They wanted their perspective to be shared. So I felt compelled to make a second film.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Today we review some results from a big week of primaries and explore what could have possibly compelled Jeanine Pirro to tell the truth in a legal filing.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
You cannot be compelled to serve as an executor, even if you’re named in someone’s will.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Rabbinic tradition compelled him to accept the biblical account of the universe’s creation from the void.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Such moments, he adds, typically offer compelling buying opportunities, especially when recession risk is low and financial conditions are loose.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
And at $2.50, blank space begins to look awfully compelling.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Lando Norris and McLaren beat Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli to take a masterful strategic victory in a compelling Dutch Grand Prix.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
But if one’s thinking about the geography that much, it means the story isn’t all that compelling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
That’s what makes it so compelling and—to be frank—terrifying.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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The Bill of Rights
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