compel
Example Sentences
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The former MP also has a compelling back story.
From BBC
Paramount's suit seeks to compel the WBD board to provide certain information to shareholders that it argues will cast its offer in a more favorable light.
From Barron's
Without a compelling statistical explanation for why gold rose so much, it’s impossible to anticipate what it might do this year.
From MarketWatch
Thanachart Securities downgrades the Thai healthcare sector to neutral from overweight, reflecting a less compelling risk-reward profile over the medium term.
A severe market shortage accompanied by sky-high prices would normally compel manufacturers to sharply boost their production.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
