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Preston Damsky was a law student at the University of Florida who was open about his belief that America was founded by and for the white race and that its racial character should be preserved, by force if necessary.
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Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Monday marks one year since Dennis Coyle, a 64-year-old academic from Colorado, was taken by force from his Kabul apartment by the Taliban.
—Camilla Schick, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Having spooked the markets once again, President Plump seems to be backing away from taking Greenland by force.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Putin and his aides have repeatedly threatened to take the territory by force if Kyiv doesn’t give it up.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
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Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Monday marks one year since Dennis Coyle, a 64-year-old academic from Colorado, was taken by force from his Kabul apartment by the Taliban.
—Camilla Schick, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Having spooked the markets once again, President Plump seems to be backing away from taking Greenland by force.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Putin and his aides have repeatedly threatened to take the territory by force if Kyiv doesn’t give it up.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
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“By force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20force. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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