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be forced

VERB

bite the bullet

Synonyms

WEAK

bow to fate cross the Rubicon face the music have no choice know no alternative leap into the breach pay the piper seize the opportunity stand up and take it suck it up swallow the pill take it take one's medicine take the rap

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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

Would those who have backed the management be forced to act?

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Brock, ruling that local delivery drivers cannot be forced into private arbitration for employment disputes.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The other big tech spenders may be forced to follow Alphabet’s lead in selling equity as an alternative to heaping on more debt.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

“I am giving the person or people responsible for this prank exactly two hours to come forward or I will be forced to cancel the talent show entirely,” she announced.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon

be forced

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