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Putin has also blamed them for not forcing Ukraine to negotiate a surrender of territory that Russia has seized by force.
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Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The fifth references the founding charter of the U.N., which states that borders cannot be changed by force.
—Simon Shuster/bürgenstock, TIME, 25 June 2024
China’s ruling Communist Party claims self-governing Taiwan as its territory despite having never controlled it, and has vowed to unify with the island, by force if necessary.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 3 July 2024
There was talk of disrupting the inauguration and seizing Washington, D.C., by force.
—For Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2024
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Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The fifth references the founding charter of the U.N., which states that borders cannot be changed by force.
—Simon Shuster/bürgenstock, TIME, 25 June 2024
China’s ruling Communist Party claims self-governing Taiwan as its territory despite having never controlled it, and has vowed to unify with the island, by force if necessary.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 3 July 2024
There was talk of disrupting the inauguration and seizing Washington, D.C., by force.
—For Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2024
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“By force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20force. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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