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[fawrs] / fɔrs /








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The government would also have powers to force companies to appoint independent assessors at their expense to investigate fires, business operations and corporate relationships.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

The report anticipates that tighter credit and liquidity next year will force decelerating AI capex, more credit events and the Federal Reserve being forced to adopt a more dovish approach.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

China now has the world’s largest navy, with a battle force of more than 400 ships and submarines, according to official U.S. numbers seen by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

A 40-year-old pregnant woman is to lodge judicial review papers at the High Court on Tuesday afternoon to attempt to force the trust to delay the implementation of the plan.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

It was no longer a prison, but a home where people who had been warped by this philosophy of hate and force could come to learn another way.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Rodríguez has touted a new “agenda of cooperation” with the U.S. since American forces ousted Maduro in a Jan. 3 operation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

After US forces seized Maduro, his loyal vice-president, Delcy Rodríguez, was sworn in as interim president.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The actors, who previously starred together in ‘True Detective,’ join forces again, playing versions of themselves and running with the rumor that they might be related.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

The paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh force said it had deployed forces in Gazipur and Narayanganj, key industrial suburbs around Dhaka, and were using drones to monitor the unrest.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

In 1862, when Nashville fell to Union forces in the Civil War, Union soldiers visited the Hermitage.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

“When indexing grew, it almost forced people to turn off a part of their brains,” says Joel Schneider, DFA’s deputy head of portfolio management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Without that thread of creativity, Maron is forced to have those conversations on stage instead of talking through them twice a week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The £33m Acute Mental Health facility, on the site of Belfast City Hospital, was opened in 2019 but has also been beset by problems which have forced patients to be relocated.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

High inflation has forced businesses to pay substantially more for supplies, and it’s not easy to pass on those costs to resistant customers.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

He felt like spitting it out but instead took a sip of water and forced himself to swallow.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Two of his furry roommates refuse to get along, forcing the comedian to alternate which one gets to roam freely around the house.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

There were no ICE agents at polls, Department of Justice officials challenging voters, or federal agents forcing state and local election officials to set aside ballots from alleged noncitizens.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

The Reds' hopes of forcing their way back into the semi-final after a 3-0 loss to Barcelona at the Nou Camp looked slim, especially with Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino unavailable because of injury.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

As the postwar baby boom generation enters its 80s, there aren’t enough workers around to pay for their elders’ pensions, forcing governments to consume an ever-larger portion of national budgets to meet retirees’ entitlements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Each word she says is stunted and punctuated, like she’s forcing herself to answer the question.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer


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