as in to intimidate
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When Chinese critics of the government speak out, they are regularly harassed and intimidated — even in our country, where Chinese dissidents have been threatened by agents of their government.—
Jovante Teague,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2025 -
An escalation in political violence The shootings come as political leaders nationwide have been attacked, harassed and intimidated amid deep political divisions.—
Obed Lamy,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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White Sox fans are still browbeaten by last year’s record-setting number of losses, and even though this year’s Rockies are well on pace to beat Chicago’s 41-121 mark from 2024, things still feel pretty bleak on the south side.—
Jared Wyllys,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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In recent months, senior State Department officials in both Washington and Gambia have coordinated with Starlink executives to coax, lobby and browbeat at least seven Gambian government ministers to help Musk, records and interviews show.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
15 May 2025
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In the extreme, influencers are building social-media empires by bullying women into cutting calories and exercising for hours a day.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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One more user reminded viewers to learn from the online bullying fellow islander Huda Mustafa, a 24-year-old from Raleigh, North Carolina, faced earlier in the season.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2025
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Pachuca never mustered enough quality around the industrious Salomon Rondon to truly threaten Yassine Bounou, even as Al Hilal’s passivity flirted with danger.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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When the prince brings boyfriend Dev to meet his royal family, their aristocratic inertia threatens the young love.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
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Some European countries, deserted by the United States and lacking a formidable European-only defense alliance, may be cowed into cutting deals with Moscow.—
Liana Fix,
Foreign Affairs,
1 May 2025
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District 203 should be lauded for its support of inclusivity and not cowed into bending its beliefs by civil rights complaints.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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The story follows former police officer Thakur Baldev Singh, who enlists two small-time rogues — the charismatic Veeru and introspective Jai — to capture the notorious dacoit Gabbar Singh, who terrorizes the village of Ramgarh.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 June 2025
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The cowardly Dodgers remain silent as ICE raids terrorize their fans, columnist Dylan Hernández argued.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
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In some cases, governments even coerce companies into accepting artificially low prices by threatening to violate their patents and allow other manufacturers to produce copycat drugs.—
Rosa Mendoza,
Boston Herald,
16 June 2025
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Geragos has tried to portray Jane as a willing participant in encounters with male escorts and entertainers while Diddy watched, to undermine prosecution claims that she was coerced and trafficked.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Construction has commenced on projects at the White House ordered by President Donald Trump, with the Rose Garden having been bulldozed as work begins to pave it over.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The Court ruled five-to-four in favor of letting the city bulldoze the neighborhood.—
John Stossel,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
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“Arm-twist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twist. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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