forced

Example Sentences

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Tens of thousands have been forced from their homes.

From Los Angeles Times

Harrison did not fully commit to running until he was about 26 and was forced to give up football following three knee operations.

From BBC

One candidate: companies whose stock prices have tumbled as the artificial-intelligence boom reshuffles winners and losers might be forced to cut costs, including through layoffs.

From The Wall Street Journal

What began as a heartwarming Super Bowl commercial about finding a lost dog quickly turned into a flashpoint for privacy critics — and forced Amazon’s Ring to cancel a planned surveillance partnership.

From Salon

The ECB wants to prevent these tensions from leading to forced sales of euro-denominated securities, so it plans to guarantee central banks that euro liquidity will be available when needed, she said.

From Barron's