as in to intimidate
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Cash’s fine-dining pedigree (including time at Per Se and Noma) might suggest formality, but the brick walls and leather banquettes feel inviting, not intimidating.—
Karla Walsh,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026 -
Sunderland 1-1 Fulham Everton vs Manchester United An evening kick-off at Goodison Park, under the floodlights, could be intimidating for visiting teams — and sometimes for the home team.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Analysts have suggested a vote from Waller in favor of interest rate cuts, aligning with the president’s browbeating demands for lower borrowing costs—could be seen as a bellwether for his candidacy.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Davies more or less browbeat her into terminating the pregnancy, and dropped out of college.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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James was able to bully favorable matchups.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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The emotional turning point came when footage showed the baby monkey being bullied by other monkeys in the troop, prompting a global wave of support.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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But the weight of the system, the control, the submission to husband, pastor, church, Jesus Christ and God, let alone the demands on women and children, threatened to crush her.—
Rachel Clarke,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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While Miami struggled to threaten, the 20-year-old Martínez appeared once again to be the biggest beneficiary of Dos Santos’s ascension in the wake of Steve Cherundolo’s four-year run as head coach.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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We cannot be cowed into quiescence.—
Brian Kolp,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The work is often difficult and disorienting, but the show’s aim is not to cow viewers into submission.—
Will Fenstermaker,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The still-unidentified Zodiac Killer, who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s, frequently sent threats, demands and ciphers to multiple local papers — namely the San Francisco Chronicle.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Richard Schuster, Fort Lauderdale The Sssssun Ssssentinel must stop terrorizing the good people of Florida!—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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Meyers is also accused of coercing the 15-year-old into recording the high school’s wrestling team, the complaint alleges.—
Brittany Kubicko,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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Guevara and two colleagues, Mason and then-Detective Ernest Halvorson, orchestrated a frame-up by coercing one witness to identify Rios by beating him with a phone book and flashlight, and another by threatening to charge him with obstruction, according to the plaintiffs’ allegations.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Founders build companies on the belief that grit can bulldoze through any obstacle.—
Andrew Thomas,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Bulls aren’t likely to bulldoze their way into this conversation.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Arm-twist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twist. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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