forceful
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Brookings senior fellow David Wessel expects that Powell's forceful response to the president will cement his legacy as "a Fed chair with a spine."
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Sue Chrysanthou SC, acting for MacInnes, was forceful on her cross-examination of Wilson with a tense atmosphere filling the room as she opened her questioning.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Justice Elena Kagan wrote a forceful memorandum outlining why using the shadow docket was a bad idea.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
Broad became one of LA.’s most influential civic leaders, using his multibillion-dollar fortune, political clout and forceful personality to spur advancements in the public sphere, particularly in the arts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
He's definitely old, but I can see why Olga was attracted to him; there’s something about the way he walks that’s forceful, magnetic.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
Vocabulary lists containing forceful
Stay Strong: Forc and Fort
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