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Others self-deported, voluntarily leaving on their own rather than risking removal by force.
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Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Beijing has pledged that unification is inevitable—by force if necessary—and has significantly ramped up military activities in the Taiwan Strait in recent years.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
He was convicted on three counts of rape by force or fear stemming from incidents that took place between 2001 and 2003 at his Hollywood Hills home.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
In this age of discovery, new maritime technologies including the caravel, information tools like the printing press, and changes in the process of loaning money all helped contribute to an upswell of European traders looking for new markets to conquer by force.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Beijing has pledged that unification is inevitable—by force if necessary—and has significantly ramped up military activities in the Taiwan Strait in recent years.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
He was convicted on three counts of rape by force or fear stemming from incidents that took place between 2001 and 2003 at his Hollywood Hills home.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
In this age of discovery, new maritime technologies including the caravel, information tools like the printing press, and changes in the process of loaning money all helped contribute to an upswell of European traders looking for new markets to conquer by force.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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“By force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20force. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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