compel
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The court can compel an accounting and request copies of the trust.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
Many of them compel me to yank my hair out, bang my head on the table, or do both simultaneously — if that’s possible.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
The Dutch Restitution Committee, which advises on looted Nazi art, is also hamstrung as it cannot compel private individuals to return artworks.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
The phone was stolen in October, one month after Lord Mandelson was sacked, but several months before MPs voted to compel the government to publish the relevant messages.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
I did not want to twitch, and compel 24-06 to further fury.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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The Bill of Rights
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