compel
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His reasoning focused on the text of Article I: The authority to “raise” an army, he argued, did not include the power to compel service in it.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
The Times asked the court to compel the Pentagon to comply with the ruling, alleging it was “contemptuously defying” the recent decision, “both in letter and spirit.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Rate traders, meanwhile, are digesting minutes of the Fed’s March policy meeting, in which a growing number of officials said war-related inflation might compel the need for interest-rate hikes before the end of the year.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called the act a sign of moral collapse by “an enemy in disarray,” stating that such actions will not compel Iranians to surrender.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
I don’t want to ask, but manners compel me.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
Vocabulary lists containing compel
The Vocabulary.com Top 1000
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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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