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Observers warn that any attempt to disarm it by force risks plunging the country into civil conflict.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Bagci remains held without bail on four felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 by force or fear, the Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Friedrich Kadgien was a Nazi leader who became deeply involved in acquiring currency, securities and diamonds that had been stolen or bought by force from Jewish victims.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
China has vowed to unify with Taiwan by force if necessary, and has in recent years stepped up military pressure, including large-scale drills simulating a blockade.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Bagci remains held without bail on four felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 by force or fear, the Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Friedrich Kadgien was a Nazi leader who became deeply involved in acquiring currency, securities and diamonds that had been stolen or bought by force from Jewish victims.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
China has vowed to unify with Taiwan by force if necessary, and has in recent years stepped up military pressure, including large-scale drills simulating a blockade.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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“By force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20force. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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