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Asked whether he challenged their leaders over why they had not taken up students' concerns more forcefully, Dipke said he had not.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

The Washington Post forcefully defended its own reporters after the Pentagon accused them of wrongdoing for publishing information in the public interest.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2026

Still, Lagarde has said the central bank likely won’t need to act as forcefully to contain inflation as it did during the 2022 energy crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

What struck Moen most forcefully was not the two-sleep pattern itself but the dearth of evidence around it.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Without the translation, the vuvv’s ode, its scratchy iambs and dactyls, sound like someone walking forcefully in corduroys.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson




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