compelled

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Compelled to transform the incomprehensible destruction into something meaningful, Reva created 2023’s “The Flower of Death,” utilizing rocket fragments from the actual strike on his house.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Compelled to find someone who would listen, she Googled the names of midwives in Charleston.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2023

Compelled because no one informed me of that fact as I rounded the horn into my 50s.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2022

Compelled by a looming water crisis, Tucson is one of a handful of major U.S. cities that mandates builders to include piping for greywater recycling in new homes.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2022

Compelled to leave the court of Constantinople, which he had been serving, he had sailed for the Holy Land and reached Tyre about three weeks after the battle of Hattin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various