coercive
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Pope Leo offers a needed model: Faith can be traditional without being closed, public without being coercive, and principled without being hostile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
That must include steps to end the use of any "coercive measure to divert the natural movement of the elephants", it read.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
During the Cold War, U.S. presidents would have seen China’s coercive behavior as a strategic opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
This is happening despite the Supreme Court directing authorities not to take coercive action against those protesters who are facing charges but have no prior criminal record.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Communal sing-alongs had a faintly coercive quality—that way strangers had of catching each other’s eye as their voices rose—which she was determined to resist.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing coercive
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