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Chasing a caregiver into a daycare, hauling her out by force.
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to take control of the island one day, by force if necessary, and views the issue as one of its strongest red lines.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Cubans like a guiding light, someone who wants to show us the way by force.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
Chinese leaders continue to vow unification—by force if necessary.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to take control of the island one day, by force if necessary, and views the issue as one of its strongest red lines.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Cubans like a guiding light, someone who wants to show us the way by force.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
Chinese leaders continue to vow unification—by force if necessary.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
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“By force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20force. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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