strong-armed; strong-arming; strong-arms
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Verb
developers trying to strong-arm homeowners into selling their houses at below-market prices
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Bob Morgan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Disney, meanwhile, has accused the streamer of using its position within Google to strong-arm content owners.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Tech leaders have quietly backed Anthropic, saying that AI isn’t ready for some weapons and that strong-arming companies is counterproductive and antidemocratic.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Time and time again, courts have slapped down these strong-arm tactics that lack the force of law.
—Bob Morgan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Disney, meanwhile, has accused the streamer of using its position within Google to strong-arm content owners.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Like many Americans, a growing number have misgivings about the strong-arm tactics used by government immigration enforcement agents in places such as Minnesota.
—Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Tech leaders have quietly backed Anthropic, saying that AI isn’t ready for some weapons and that strong-arming companies is counterproductive and antidemocratic.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Strong-arm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strong-arm. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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