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China’s Communist Party claims Taiwan as its own territory, to be taken by force if necessary.
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Will Ripley, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
The viewer is not granted access by force, but invited to witness with care.
—Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 July 2025
During the conflict, both Israeli politicians and Trump openly discussed overthrowing Khamenei’s government and deposing him by force.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
With no prohibition on conquest, national borders shifted regularly through violence, and empires expanded by force, entrenching global inequalities.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Will Ripley, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
The viewer is not granted access by force, but invited to witness with care.
—Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 July 2025
During the conflict, both Israeli politicians and Trump openly discussed overthrowing Khamenei’s government and deposing him by force.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
With no prohibition on conquest, national borders shifted regularly through violence, and empires expanded by force, entrenching global inequalities.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for by force
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“By force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20force. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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