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Any sharp jump in import costs could compel the Bank of Japan to more aggressively raise rates, potentially undermining the country’s fragile economic recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The new legal petitions seek a judicial order that would compel the cities to adopt a compliant housing element and ask the court to impose appropriate fines or penalties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Those who would compel people in the room to sit up and hold that panellist's gaze.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

A separate hearing to consider Pitt’s request to compel Shefler’s deposition is scheduled for July 8.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

My thoughts would compel utterance; and there, with no audience but the Almighty, I would pour out my soul’s complaint, in my rude way, with an apostrophe to the moving multitude of ships:—

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass

It’s not just their goony sense of humor that compels them to make silly intro videos and do funny accents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 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

The State of the Union can be messy and frequently doesn’t live up to the hype, yet it compels the chief executive—and his critics—ultimately to address themselves to the source of American power, the people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

“I wonder what compels a fully grown man to surround himself with playthings,” he said.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

Still, we should keep our focus where it belongs—not on Yale alone, but on the proposed OMB regulation that has compelled Yale’s submission.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

"Seafarers should not be forced or compelled to endanger their lives by sailing through conflict zones. Nor should they face the risk of reprisal by shipowners if they decline these assignments," said Mantoo.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

This is a film McElwee feels compelled to make, as if it were something living inside of him that had to be excised by any means necessary.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

I wanted people to turn their heads and feel compelled to keep listening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Buffered by distance, I feel compelled to share a secret.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

“The villain is always more compelling than the hero. The hero is perfectly upright. A good villain has many cracks, which is what makes him more human.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Did Slate politics by chance publish a really excellent feature today on Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, one so compelling and rich that I could find solace just by reading it?

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

So did I, in contemplation of all the gadgets, guest appearances and exposition dumps the film’s screenwriters, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, mistake for a compelling story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

“An early Roth conversion strategy could be a compelling way to move assets into tax-free growth while incurring little or no federal income tax.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Looking at it, Omakayas had to blink her eyes, for the beads were so perfect and the repeated pattern so compelling that the ferns seemed to move like little waves.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich