forcefulness

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But the ruling states that similar wording continued to appear in state-sanctioned teacher-training materials, which Benitez cited as a factor in the forcefulness of his decision.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

Sharp snaps of snare drum punctuate a gradual increase in forcefulness to a bleak, expansive landscape of solemn brasses and a droning in the strings, which melts into an almost Tchaikovskian Romantic sweep.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

While Tatum’s even-keeled nature is typically viewed as a virtue given his night-to-night consistency, greater intensity and forcefulness are needed on nights such as this.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2022

That last bit, about keeping inflation expectations anchored, is critical for understanding the forcefulness of the Fed’s response.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2022

He was crying now with a forcefulness that alarmed me.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson