coercion
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Asked whether the FDA is considering possible downstream effects such as coercion and abuse alongside medical data in its safety review of mifepristone, press secretary Emily Hilliard dodged the question.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Many of these rulings—including Stone itself—wove Lemon together with other First Amendment principles, like the prohibition against religious coercion in public education.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
The calamities each couple faces spin out into a web of favors and coercion in this tale of broken systems and characters going to great lengths to get what they want.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
There was "no evidence" of illegal "family voting" or voter coercion at the Gorton and Denton by-election, police have concluded after an investigation.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
That at least has the dignity of coercion.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing coercion
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President Trump's Second State of the Union Address (2019)
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