coercive

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Again, not a word about the coercive therapeutic context in which vulnerable minors will be subjected to those “ideas” and pressed to implement them.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Russian women say the idea of "therapising" them into having children is coercive, cruel and unworkable, and will do little to reverse declining birth rates -- currently at their lowest in 200 years.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

"Given the intensity of the coercive displacement that we are seeing, how should we prepare, collectively as the international community, for a new addition to the list of occupied territories?"

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

She argued his own admissions weren’t truthful because he was subjected to coercive interview tactics by the LAPD.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

We had heated discussions about whether we ought to have relied on coercive measures.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela