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The great hope of the Gulf Arabs is that Trump understands this and finally pressures Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire agreement, returning the region to something approaching calm.—
Monica Marks,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025 -
The suit also alleges that Fox News pressures its guests not to appear on Newsmax and has hired private investigators to target Newsmax executives in an effort to drag down the channel.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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So that forces us to be more advanced in dealing with [risks that are considered long-tail] in the US.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The agent then grabs Moreta-Galarza and forces her several feet down the hallway and into a wall.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Its central relationship compels, its side characters are rizz-y, and the writing is fire.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Still, the desire to understand the planet compels them to keep putting on their snowsuits, their wet suits, their business suits.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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But the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate obliges them to manage both inflation and unemployment.—
Drew O'Connor,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
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This step is less severe than invoking Article 5 which obliges allies to collective defense if one of them comes under armed attack.—
Brendan Cole
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Such has been the patient sufferance of the women under this government, and such is now the necessity which constrains them to demand the equal station to which they are entitled.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Sep. 2025
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For what constrains both young men is not their actual jobs or income, but their status.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
25 Sep. 2025
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While China often threatens and coerces other countries, such as in disputes with South Korea and Australia, its actions are often triggered by events that China feels directly threaten its core interests.—
David C. Kang,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Sep. 2025
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Compulsory heterosexuality is a theoretical framework coined by lesbian scholar Adrienne Rich in 1980 to describe how heterosexuality as an institution compels and coerces female sexuality for patriarchal purposes.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
27 Aug. 2025
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On screen, Mateen constantly harasses her via text message.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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Vavassori hounds the net with his teradactyl-like wingspan.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Pushes around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushes%20around. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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