forced

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In April, the court sharply limited a part of those protections that had forced states to draw voting districts to help elect Black or Latino representatives to Congress, as well as state and local boards.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

When the Fed was forced to hike rates in March 2022, the New York Fed’s long-term inflation expectations External link were still only at 3% over a five-year time horizon.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“Grandparents are often forced to spend down their resources.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Following numerous exchanges on the topic over the past year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron came to realize that the companies couldn’t be forced to cooperate, the German official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

I forced myself to wait in the bush a little longer, and while I did, all my pains sank in.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff