forced

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Forced to restructure the film and mix existing footage with reshot scenes, all of those sequences of Michael alongside children now feel eerie and upsetting, even if the film doesn’t touch on the allegations.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Forced to rethink how it sold its oil, Tehran accelerated the build-out of a clandestine trading network, according to U.S. officials and researchers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Forced to sit out last season, Mpoyi developed into a three-star prospect while playing for All In Elite on the Under Armour circuit and in summer high school events.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Forced to flee when Russia invaded, around 5.9 million Ukrainian refugees live outside the country and another 3.7 million are displaced internally, the UN Refugee Agency says.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Forced to concede that an atomic bomb had destroyed Hiroshima, the German scientists began trying to figure how the bomb had been made.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin