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[fawrs] / fɔrs /








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Critics point out that passengers in the wings could be exposed to higher levels of uncomfortable gravitational force when the plane turns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

State laws now require police departments to release more information about officer misconduct and cases that involve serious uses of force.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Amber and yellow heat health alerts are set to come into force on Wednesday as parts of the UK endure the fourth widespread heatwave of the year so far.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Among the examples cited by the task force was the case of French programmer Sammy Azdoufal, who reportedly accessed data from thousands of robotic vacuum cleaners made by Chinese manufacturer DJI.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

The force comes from your back, not from your arm ...

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

BeiDou’s advances “would enable Chinese forces to strike U.S. forces with greater range and precision,” the OTH report said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

One night, she asked him if he thought he could make a guitar sound like a car crash for an upcoming poetry reading she was doing, and that’s how Kaye joined forces with Patti Smith.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

The Hashed al-Shaabi alliance, also known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces, was created in 2014 to fight jihadists before it was formally integrated into the armed forces.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

The government recently announced a £251m funding boost to help police forces protect Jewish communities across England.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

The forces include 7,000 ships and landing craft manned by more than 195,000 naval personnel from eight countries.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Durov left Russia in 2014 after he said the Kremlin forced him to sell his stake in the country’s largest social network, VK, which he founded in 2006.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

He also pointed to an earlier statement that noted that an initial version of New York’s AI measure would have forced companies to “navigate conflicting state and federal requirements.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Moving deeper, they are suddenly surrounded by dead sea creatures forced into the cave by the storm.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Vance’s efforts to seem hip come across as forced, as if he has never met a fellow millennial and can only approximate their lingo and cadence from reading old magazine reviews of movies like “Clueless.”

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

Guilt and affection, in equal parts, finally forced the truth to the surface.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The fire has moved quickly through the region’s sprawling pine forests, forcing more than 220,000 residents and vacationers to evacuate at the height of the tourist season.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, the government of Valencia lifted a lockdown order for the town of Vall D'Uixo after a fire broke out of 25 July, forcing some 16,000 from 20 municipalities to evacuate.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Over the past six days, the largest French wildfire since 1949 has raged west of Bordeaux, forcing more than 220,000 people to flee and destroying 240 houses.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

An uncle and his nephew had a harrowing experience Monday afternoon when the engine on their two-seat plane died, forcing them to make an emergency landing on Huntington State Beach.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

“It’s going to be fun to build a little house in the woods,” Jonathan said, forcing himself to sound cheerful.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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