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

The Pentagon has another piece of coercive power over Anthropic: access to classified systems and future demand for federal government contracts.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

A sudden blow to the state's coercive machinery could shift the domestic balance in unpredictable ways.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 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

Franklin’s ancestors may have emigrated from Europe to escape oppressive rules, but colonial societies were still vastly more coercive and class- ridden than indigenous villages.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann