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They said in an interview that guards and inmates had been making intimidating comments to her following her accusations and that she felt unsafe.
ICE DEPORTED A WOMAN WHO ACCUSED GUARDS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT WHILE THE FEDS WERE STILL INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENTBY LOMI KRIELSEPTEMBER 15, 2020PROPUBLICA
In the past six months, Eknelygoda’s wife, Sandya, said she believed witnesses in the case were being intimidated, and threats to her and surveillance of her family had increased.
THESE 10 JOURNALISTS ARE MISSING, AND COVID IS IMPEDING INVESTIGATIONSLBELANGER225SEPTEMBER 1, 2020FORTUNE
Keep immigrants feeling unwelcome, keep them afraid, keep them intimidated, and keep them away from knowing and asserting their rights, including their right to vote.
NEW U.S. CITIZENS WERE ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING VOTING BLOCS. BUT NOT THIS YEAR.EILEEN GUOAUGUST 31, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
Cops, for instance, couldn’t intimidate a witness, lie in the course of an investigation or participate in a law enforcement gang with “a pattern of rogue on-duty behavior.”
SACRAMENTO REPORT: JONES, COVID-19 AND THE IRONY OF REMOTE VOTINGSARA LIBBY AND JESSE MARXAUGUST 28, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
They are easily intimidated and remain silent for fear of retaliation, fear of losing their jobs, fear that nobody will listen or believe them.
TEMP WORKERS FIGHT BACK AGAINST ALLEGED SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SAY THEY FACE RETALIATION FOR DOING SOBY MELISSA SANCHEZAUGUST 28, 2020PROPUBLICA
They’re sending people out to intimidate voters, and they’re lying about the security of our ballots.
‘HE IS CLEARLY IN OVER HIS HEAD’: READ MICHELLE OBAMA’S FULL SPEECH DENOUNCING DONALD TRUMPKDUNN6AUGUST 18, 2020FORTUNE
Often these letters do the trick, intimidating writers who might not have the knowledge to know a legitimate case from a bogus one.
‘PEOPLE WANT TO TAKE BACK THEIR MIND’: SUBSTACK CEO CHRIS BEST ON THE GROWING APPETITE FOR PAID NEWSLETTERSPIERRE BIENAIMÉAUGUST 18, 2020DIGIDAY
On one occasion a noted professional duellist thought that he could intimidate him.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISON
Were these figures going to the enemy Chief they might intimidate him—coming here they alarm me.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME 2IAN HAMILTON
To intimidate them, Dunmore issued proclamations, and threatened freeing the slaves against their masters.
THE LOYALISTS OF AMERICA AND THEIR TIMES, VOL. 1 OF 2EGERTON RYERSON
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WORDS RELATED TO INTIMIDATE

  • force
  • influence
  • intimidate
  • pressure
  • threaten
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