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Lemon is charged with conspiracy to deprive the church congregants of their rights and interfering by force with someone’s 1st Amendment rights.
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Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
He was booked for rape by force but has since been released after posting bond.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
What national security required by force, consumer goods manufacturers might choose by economics.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Robbery – The taking of anything of value from the control, custody or care of another person by force or threat of force and/or by putting the victim in fear of immediate harm.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
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Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
He was booked for rape by force but has since been released after posting bond.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
What national security required by force, consumer goods manufacturers might choose by economics.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Robbery – The taking of anything of value from the control, custody or care of another person by force or threat of force and/or by putting the victim in fear of immediate harm.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
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“By force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20force. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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