as in to intimidate
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During this protest, police intimidated and ultimately beat the strikers, resulting the death of at least six people, according to the American Postal Workers Union.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
2 May 2025 -
Trump critics are pointing to this as another attempt to undermine the judiciary by intimidating judges with threats of arrest.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Now, almost a decade-and-a-half later, the glitzy tentpole event for the Washington media establishment is a shadow of its former self, boycotted and browbeaten by President Donald Trump and his supporters.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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But his curt, at times browbeating, management style resurfaced, alienating some subordinates, according to former colleagues.—
Adam Goldman,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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There have been 604 bullying and harassment cases, an average of 55 a year.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2025
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So, thank you for bullying me into getting surgical hair replacement.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Several analysts see the spending commitments as overtures to U.S. President Donald Trump, whose tariffs threaten to roil supply chains and raise costs for the technology industry.—
Zaheer Kachwala and Aditya Soni,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Until then, an old issue with Newcastle’s tactical set up and ability to react in the game threatened to spoil the party.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Related article Far from being cowed by US airstrikes, Yemen’s Houthis may be relishing them The US says its campaign is working.—
Kareem El Damanhoury,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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The danger of a press cowed into submission and afraid to report the truth.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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In director Steve Pink’s sci-fi romp Hot Tub Time Machine, Stan played the typical ’80s bully Blaine, who terrorizes a group of friends (John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark Duke) who travel back in time to their teen years at a 1986 ski resort.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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The men repeatedly denied ownership of dogs that had been terrorizing residents of a Kansas City neighborhood long before Culbertson’s death, court records show.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Gaslighting is a form of emotional and psychological manipulation in which one person attempts to coerce another person into doubting their own accurate observations, perspectives, and experiences.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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But tariffs have also evolved into a tool deployed by the White House to coerce foreign governments to comply with its broader agenda.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
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The behemoth abode sits on the infamous site of the gruesome 1969 Manson murders, though the original home was bulldozed in the ’90s.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2025
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Israel destroyed its radar and control tower and bulldozed its runway in 2001, in reaction to the Second Intifada.—
Elliott Abrams,
National Review,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Arm-twist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twist. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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