as in to intimidate
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While recognizing peaceful protest as a constitutional right, the judges said actions that disrupt public life, block roads, intimidate others or interfere with constitutional processes do not enjoy legal protection.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026 -
As of June 6, Platner stands accused of laying hands on one named woman, and of intimidating behavior against two other women who thus far have not been named.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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His process of doing so involved disparaging his accusers, browbeating people and institutions that no longer wanted to be associated with him, and refusing to accept a path that precluded a return to being a public figure.—
Elizabeth Spiers,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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But that bar was browbeaten by critics into pausing and then canceling the project.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Rudin relinquished his Broadway producing duties in 2021 following allegations of bullying but returned last season with a transfer of Little Bear Ridge Road, also starring Metcalf.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Movies like Mean Girls, Wonder, and The Karate Kid offer powerful ways to help kids recognize bullying and build empathy.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
5 June 2026
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While up is threatening to replace down, the cow is preparing to jump over the moon.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The guests—including Kate Middleton and Peter's cousin Prince William—shielded their fancy dress with umbrellas, as the skies threatened to open.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
6 June 2026
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Producers have been cowed internally after the show has been undermined by a media company that has consistently refused to stand up for it in public.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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Not since Roy Hodgson in 2010 had a Liverpool manager seemed so cowed by an obvious act of hostility.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
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Federal prosecutors say the violent Kiccdoe street gang that terrorized Arlington has effectively been dismantled, with 21 members and associates now convicted and one of its most notorious gunmen sentenced to life in prison.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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That's not to say there's nothing worth redeeming in this version of the story of a criminal stalking and terrorizing the lawyer who once defended him.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs, hundreds of thousands of people like them have been coerced into engaging in scams such as posing as women online, cultivating intimate relationships with foreigners to defraud them of their savings.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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Safety regulations – intended to constrain corporate power – in authoritarian regimes become tools to coerce compliance.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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Don’t let anyone bulldoze you with their ideas.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
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The Atlanta Housing Authority began bulldozing the housing project Wednesday.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
3 June 2026
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“Arm-twist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arm-twist. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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