as in coerced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
she was dragooned into agreeing to the fraudulent scheme
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Anyone with a relevant lead will connect the dots without feeling coerced.—
John Palinkas,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Abusers and traffickers are exploiting this lack of oversight—leaving women coerced, deceived, and sometimes poisoned.—
Christa Brown,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Syed was forced out this summer despite two decades of experience in counterterrorism and cyber operations.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The show also featured a number of first-time nominees and first-time winners like Tramell Tillman, Jeff Hiller, Hannah Einbinder, and Owen Cooper, all of whom were been forced to amend their moment in the spotlight to adhere to the joke.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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At some point in the near future, a government will likely be compelled to impose unpopular austerity measures and address the deficits in the pension system.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Inclusion in the index typically provides a structural advantage to stocks, as passive funds and ETFs that track the benchmark are compelled to purchase shares.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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That means the sheriff and chief probation officer are not obliged to implement its recommendations.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Then they are obliged to follow all lines of enquiry and take action as appropriate.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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On the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, journalist Pablo Torre reported that Leonard wasn’t obligated to perform services to Aspiration, that the deal would end if the Clippers traded Leonard and that the payments were understood as circumventing the cap.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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As the Costs of War project at Brown University noted in 2021, the United States spent and obligated $8 trillion in waging its post-9/11 wars.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Dragooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dragooned. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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