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Recent Examples of forcible
Six, plain-clothes private security officers were charged with misdemeanors, including battery, for the forcible removal of a woman from a Republican Party meeting in Idaho.
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the U.S. moved quickly to begin its forcible removal of Nikkei.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
This unusual and alarming development elicited a very strange reaction, though, from relevant scholars in such countries as the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, France and Sweden, which seemed to think the forcible relocation was a positive step forward.
—Ray Cavanaugh, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors wrote in a detention letter that law enforcement agents reported speaking to more than 40 women who described being victims of at least one of the brothers, and each of the brothers have been accused of forcible rape by at least 10 women.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the U.S. moved quickly to begin its forcible removal of Nikkei.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
This unusual and alarming development elicited a very strange reaction, though, from relevant scholars in such countries as the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, France and Sweden, which seemed to think the forcible relocation was a positive step forward.
—Ray Cavanaugh, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors wrote in a detention letter that law enforcement agents reported speaking to more than 40 women who described being victims of at least one of the brothers, and each of the brothers have been accused of forcible rape by at least 10 women.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forcible
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Rebuke of Trump: Chief Justice John Roberts rebukes Trump after president calls for US judge's impeachment Supreme Court's liberal justices have been more forceful in taking on Trump Roberts’ comments, however, weren’t as blunt or forceful as those made recently by two of his colleagues.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Pakistan promised a forceful response to India’s airstrikes, with security officials telling NBC News that Pakistani forces had already shot down five Indian Air Force planes and one drone.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
7 May 2025
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The annual meeting is an opportunity to celebrate the league's work over the past year, hear from a powerful advocate for Arkansas families and help shape the organization's direction for the future.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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Ventura's filing is now widely viewed as the initial string pulled in what has become the unraveling of one of music's most powerful men.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Fans from America to Europe to Australia bought his books and flocked to his one-man shows, and his potent doses of humor and hard truth enthralled both the highborn and the humble.—
Mary Ann Gwinn,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Fentanyl — a potent and deadly opioid laced into seven out of 10 pills seized by officers — wasn’t out on the street.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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Blueberries Blueberries are a small but mighty superfruit packed with nutrients.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
12 May 2025
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Put together, these moves build well-rounded stability in your core, which helps this mighty muscle group respond appropriately no matter what forces are thrown its way.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
7 May 2025
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Dominic Solanke is a doubt for Sunday’s trip to West Ham United after also being forced off with a muscular problem during the Europa League tie.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Indeed, an ascendant wing of the Republican Party has actively pushed for a more muscular government—in the areas of family and industrial policy, for example—after reaching the conclusion that Reagan-style market orthodoxy has hollowed out communities, among other bad outcomes.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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“Forcible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forcible. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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