in force
Example Sentences
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In the recent past, institutional investors have often come out in force to buy U.S. debt when the 30-year Treasury yield has reached 5%.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
The stockpile swaps bridged longer shipping times, and alternative cargoes began to arrive in force.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Similar clips of costumed moviegoers transforming theaters into discothèques spread across Instagram and TikTok as Jackson fans turned out in force to see parts of the star’s life re-enacted on the big screen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The maker of those robots, Unitree, and other Chinese manufacturers were also out in force at the Hanover fair, as they have been in previous years.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Although lexicographers have neither the desire nor the power to prevent linguistic conventions from changing, this does not mean, as purists fear, that they cannot state the conventions in force at a given time.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
