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The stalemate would hobble the state, which might compel Netanyahu and his opponents to make some kind of deal, either with each other or with the Arab parties.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

The candidates then asked the Fourth Circuit to compel the FCC to rule on their appeal so they could litigate their claims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Another prospective policy is replacing agreements designed to compel developers to fund community projects and services in areas they want to build.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Loss-making steel production in China will likely compel China Mineral Resources Group, which represents Chinese steelmakers, to push harder to structurally lower iron-ore prices with iron-ore miners.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Fay and I weren’t coming close to making the inmates do what they were supposed to do, and I was uncertain about whether I should use my power to compel them.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Jaques posited that middle age compels people to lean in to “the tragic, reflective and philosophical.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

A subpoena compels a party to release specified internal documents or information.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

The written word compels you to think and a heightened conscience is one of the essential elements required to bring about change.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

It is, as yet, a dud — a $2,000 slot machine that pays out a Community Note dressed as a verdict, in a process that compels nothing and binds no one.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

Something compels me to seek out things that are better left alone.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Hasina, the daughter of Bangladesh's founding leader, has told AFP she is compelled to return because "fear cannot decide" her "duty to the people".

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

Stocks endured a broad beating on Thursday, unlike anything seen in years, as fears of an end to the artificial-intelligence trade compelled investors to sell first and ask questions later.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

He said the trust "being compelled to admit gross neglect" was the hardest thing.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Wood felt compelled to publicly declare himself “a loyal Iowan.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

She was a fact of my life—a cute, burbling, impossible-to-ignore fact—and something compelled me almost literally to put her on the table for this discussion.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

It’s also, despite its shortcomings, a compelling account of an insider-outsider chronicler’s journey through his—and our—turbulent times.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

On Tuesday, CA chief executive Todd Greenberg said, with a straight face, he did not see "any compelling reason" to reopen the investigation into the ball-tampering saga.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

While Mr. Gordon makes a compelling case, it seems that it would be important for any investor, private or public, to assess the associated risks in any U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

That requires leaders willing to place constitutional responsibility above political convenience, institutions prepared to exercise meaningful oversight, and citizens who refuse to surrender their judgment to the most compelling voice in the room.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

It had been the piercing, compelling scents of the countryside outside the villa.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks