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compelled

adjective as in answerable

adjective as in managed

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The senator’s bill, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, ill-advisedly proposes that a government agency, via compelled arbitration, should impose labor contracts on employers who fail to reach prompt agreements with the union.

The FTC alleges in that litigation that Amazon had compelled sellers to use the company’s logistics service if they wanted their goods to be eligible for Amazon Prime shipping.

Mike goes through several ups and downs as he tries to get back on his feet after a stint in prison — a journey that compelled Dickinson when he began writing the screenplay in 2019.

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“I feel more compelled than I do called to this work. I feel like I must,” she said.

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Baroness Mone told Sir Keir: "I feel compelled to alert you to the dangerous and inflammatory statement made by your Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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