compelled
Example Sentences
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The report said that while select committees do not normally focus on the leadership of individual private companies, MPs felt compelled to act because SEW appeared "shielded from the consequences of its incompetence".
From BBC • May 1, 2026
“If consumers were compelled to live within their means, real consumer spending right now would be in a borderline recessionary state,” writes veteran economist David Rosenberg, head of Rosenberg Research.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The Western-inspired drag king felt compelled to perform country songs after living in Tennessee for six years.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
“If consumers were compelled to live within their means, real consumer spending right now would be in a borderline recessionary state,” writes veteran economist David Rosenberg, head of Rosenberg Research.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
He was compelled by his restlessness to see or to hear something new.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
