forcible

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Its survival and growth since the forcible closure of its Beijing mother church in 2018 only adds embarrassment to alarm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

The mayor denounced the forcible removal of Sen. Alex Padilla from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference earlier in the day.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

For now armed conflict, and forcible seizure of Essequibo by Venezuela's far larger military, seems unlikely.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2024

Judge John Kane in Pennsylvania condemned as insurrectionists those who “counsel and instigate others to acts of forcible oppugnation to the provisions of a statute.”

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2024

“In short,” Lazlo concluded, “the purpose of this delegation is to persuade the seraphim to be on their way. Politely, of course. Failing that: forcible eviction.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor