coercion
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The United States on Saturday urged against using food trade as a tool for "economic or political coercion," while acknowledging the difficulty of reaching a G20 consensus as foreign ministers wrapped talks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
Other medical records, even a video of the signing, can help illustrate the absence of any coercion or undue influence.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
On Friday Araghchi said Iran did not accept "coercion, threats or intimidation" and added that "peace cannot be built through threats of annihilation".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
But the implication of overt coercion is always bubbling beneath the surface.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Chandresh was more than willing to let him organize the lighting, having already deemed him invaluable to the circus planning with only mild coercion.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Who knows what coercions they deployed back in the day to corral those students into submission; at least that’s the fear evinced by today’s new campus dating policies.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 20, 2015
For now let us observe that the ethical sentiment and idea, properly so-called, are independent of the ideas and sentiments above described as derived from external authorities, and coercions, and approbations—religious, political, or social.
From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by C. M. Williams
"English liberty" is perfectly consistent, as we all admit, with compulsory registration, vaccination, education, taxation, insurance, inspection, and countless other legal coercions.
From Freedom In Service Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government by F. J. C. (Fossey John Cobb) Hearnshaw
The coercions of this virtual captivity extended to the stipulations of the treaty presently formulated.
From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Mary Noailles Murfree
They are products of the effort of each to live as well as he can, and they are coercions which hold and control each in his efforts to live well.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
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President Trump's Second State of the Union Address (2019)
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