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compel

[kuhm-pel] / kəmˈpɛl /


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For those of us sinking in email quicksand, a curated list instead of a wall of new messages is compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even the ones that felt wrong in a way I didn’t have vocabulary for at the time — like Alison in “The Breakfast Club” and Iona in “Pretty In Pink” — were compelling.

From Salon

The statement urged the government to strengthen the Online Safety Act to compel online companies to "deliver age-appropriate experiences".

From BBC

Alcaraz, 22, and Sinner, 24, have swept the past eight majors between them, creating a compelling rivalry which is dominating the men's game.

From BBC

Think about the integration of chips, software, and physical systems; the combined capability is compelling.

From Barron's