coerce

Vullo, in which the court held that the government cannot use informal tactics, like thinly-veiled threats of selective enforcement or demands for cooperation, to coerce private actors.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

District Court Judge Patrick Schiltz quashed the “unlawful” subpoenas, ruling that “overwhelming evidence” suggested they “were not issued to investigate, but to harass, coerce, and retaliate.”

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026

"The approach now is to try and befriend people, rather than coerce them."

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

Mr. Fabian’s accurate reporting had cost a particular set of bettors their wagers, and they were trying to coerce him into rewriting reality so that the market would resolve their way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

She grappled briefly with Bloomberg, trying to coerce him into a docile lap-cat’s repose.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

“We’re both familiar with what can happen and what has happened, when the state coerces people and restricts fundamental human rights, on a very personal level,” Howald said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025

On top of that, Amazon coerces those third party sellers into signing up for Amazon’s own fulfillment and advertising services — leading to increased costs that then get passed on to customers, the FTC argues.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023

Lawsuits also say the program unconstitutionally coerces drugmakers into selling their products at inadequate prices.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 30, 2023

Just do not be surprised when your sister-in-law ignores any handwritten invitations and coerces you into sending text reminders anyway.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2023

She slips away, and I grit my teeth as Grandfather coerces me into a stilted discussion with the governor.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Iglesias, 82, called the accusations "absolutely false", saying he had never "abused, coerced, or disrespected any woman".

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

In 2005, the California government formally apologized for these forced removals, recognizing they were “fundamental violations of … basic civil liberties and constitutional rights” during a period “of illegal deportation and coerced emigration.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Interviewing prisoners of war is not straightforward: to be sure they are not being coerced, first and foremost, and then to assess how openly they are speaking in the circumstances.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The patients I know who contributed to the hospital to “honor” their doctor were certainly not coerced.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Although Doha wasn’t hungry, his grandmother gently coerced him to eat every bite, stroking his back the whole time.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

I wonder what he thinks might motivate people to serve, instead of coercing them, and he mentions raising salaries.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

“Detaining people and not giving them the chance to get out of detention is a way of coercing people to give up their claims.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026

"The observers do not allege any verbal instruction or physical conduct that indicated one person was directing or coercing another regarding how to vote."

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

What they’re actually doing is coercing all the members of an industry cartel into raising their prices in lockstep.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2025

Can coercing these men to join in the labour make them consider that the sacrifices are enforced for their own good?

From What Shall We Do? by Leo Tolstoy, Count