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Directly employing subcontractors could also impel Amazon to carry more expensive insurance coverage, which would raise delivery costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

John Bulkeley, the Wager’s gunner, a weapons expert and “instinctive leader” whose Bible-inspired narrative gifts would impel him to write an indelible account of events.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2023

But Tuesday seemed to outdo them all and to impel our still-wintry Washington air into memorably vigorous motion.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023

The letter, which confirms the breadth of opposition to the postponement of “Philip Guston Now,” should be enough to impel the four museums to reinstate the show.

From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2020

He saw enough in her face to impel him to take her hand and hold it while he said his lingering good night “Will you go to the races again?” he asked.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

Instead, she approaches the exercises to test her fitness with a guilelessness that at first confounds him — but that ultimately impels him to confront his own tumultuous existence.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2021

The inspiration gained from that view might carry us well beyond the statistical forecast that impels the fatalistic alternative.

From Scientific American ● May 12, 2021

Not just because it inspires, but also because it impels.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2018

As for Judith Light, who receives star billing, my belief in truth in advertising impels me to tell you that her scenery-chewing turn begins only after we’ve settled back into our seats after intermission.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2017

Because injury to the honour always remains fixed before one's eyes, and by goading one with busy and incessant stings it urges and impels him to its reparation.

From The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book by Anonymous

A sense of duty, rooted for many in a profound Christian faith, impelled each to take extraordinary risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

What impelled him, and what does it mean?

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2025

Harris, a friend and champion of Arbery’s, was behind an online presentation of “Heroes,” and it’s easy to see what impelled him to take a producing interest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023

His frustration and anger at the press, however, impelled him to buck convention by suing newspaper owners — allegedly against the wishes of his father, now King Charles III.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2023

She saw grief-stricken children in desperate need, and every instinct within her impelled her to sweep them into her arms and nurture them.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

One of the pleasures of writing for me is to discover what is it that is impelling me to engage with these characters.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2022

“Get at Me Dog” is an impelling and incendiary piece of music, like four minutes of a bomb going off.

From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2021

In a flash, rain poured and wind whipped at once, blowing trash onto the field and impelling a rapid response from the grounds crew.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2019

What is impelling the transformation is that the headquarters, constructed under the 1968 building code, do not meet current life-safety and other requirements.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2015

He was excited and something was impelling him to become more excited.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright