as in pressure
the use of power to impose one's will on another
a promise obtained by coercion is never binding
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Those claims included unwanted touching and advances as well as coercion.
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Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
In the world economy, for example, high-trust societies enjoy competitive advantages over those that must coordinate activities through coercion or regulation.
—Serge Lucio, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Each point of connectivity, the writers insist, could serve as an avenue for Chinese coercion.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Biden praised China for its cooperation to stop global flows of synthetic narcotics, but said the world must continue to stand up against economic and military coercion.
—Asma Khalid, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024
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Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
In the world economy, for example, high-trust societies enjoy competitive advantages over those that must coordinate activities through coercion or regulation.
—Serge Lucio, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Each point of connectivity, the writers insist, could serve as an avenue for Chinese coercion.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Biden praised China for its cooperation to stop global flows of synthetic narcotics, but said the world must continue to stand up against economic and military coercion.
—Asma Khalid, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024
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This will effectively force foreign intelligence and security services to use their resources to contend with pressures at home rather than conduct offensive operations against the United States. China, Iran, and Russia have declared war on American democracy.David Shedd, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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Then, the team can put the robots through experiments to understand evolutionary pressures and advantages.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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The company declined to confirm whether West would receive royalties from the sales, given the constraints of certain contractual obligations.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
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Open dialogues about workflow inefficiencies, resource constraints and communication breakdowns can illuminate areas needing attention.Dave Silberman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Vertigo is not just a fear of heights, but a compulsion to hurl yourself off.Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2024
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After the eclipse wraps, the Sun doubles down on the compulsion toward self-contemplation in partnership with Lilith.Jennifer Culp, Them, 27 Sep. 2024
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Disproving the stereotype that Canadians are inherently mild-mannered people, David Cronenberg's 1983 body-horror masterpiece Videodrome blends pain with pleasure, violence with entertainment, and human consciousness with pixelated transmissions from a nightmare realm.Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Eyewitness accounts suggest that Russian forces are deliberately targeting civilians in both streets and residential buildings by dropping bombs from drones, raising serious concerns over the escalation of violence against non-combatants.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Coercion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coercion. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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