force
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Iran accused Qatar of holding three of its air force pilots prisoner, deepening a mystery that dates back to the beginning of the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Right at the point where I put force on the pitch, the point where my arm is back and bent, something happened,” he told Sports Illustrated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
This kind of exercise reduces the amount of weight and force placed on joints.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
The council is considering applying for a court injunction to force the owners and occupants to comply with the enforcement notices.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
He had come to the Hundredth Birthday Party, but so had half the force.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
As military leaders, our duty to our forces goes beyond tactical mastery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Recent media reporting has portrayed varying perspectives on operational tempo, crew morale and the realities facing our deployed forces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The cases were submitted by coroners, forensic pathologists, and police forces between March 2019 and August 2024.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Some of the vehicles abandoned by foreign forces went on display this week, including a Humvee covered in dusty footprints and wrapped in fairy lights.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Once, when the German forces cut off their supplies for several days, the ground crew of the 586th ate nothing but herring.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
While working his way back home, he’s forced to outsmart a vicious beast at close quarters, and he takes up residence with a suitor.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Making the movie also forced Jaques to revisit some of his own fears around loss.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Led by a youth movement called the Cockroach Janta Party, the protesters forced India’s education minister to resign following a scandal surrounding a medical school entrance exam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday his government would provide free online coaching lessons for competitive exams, weeks after massive youth-led protests forced the education minister to resign.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Danny and Glory were forced to hold his paws.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
For a weakened heart muscle, reducing strain is preferable to forcing it to work harder.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Like Dixon, he was describing the predictable consequence of forcing voters back to the polls after they believed that the election was over.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
He started three games at the tournament at right-back, but he was sent off in the last-16 match against Mexico, forcing him to miss the quarter-final win over Norway and last-four defeat by Argentina.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
While the City Council has no power to bring criminal charges, it can issue subpoenas forcing the companies to turn over documents—an authority it has rarely, if ever, used on a private firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Maybe,” she said, looking up and forcing a weak smile, “we could have a guest reader, just for today?”
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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