compelled

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"Farmers are compelled to return to the field and stick with contract farming, hoping that they will at some point break even," Tembo told AFP.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

If not, unions were compelled to hold an election to become certified.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

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

After his hike he said: “I never enjoyed the hiking part. It was something I felt compelled to do. It wasn’t my choice.”

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson