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The release is part of an agreement with 9/11 Health Watch, a victims' advocacy group that had taken legal action to compel the city to make the documents public.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

He instructed Southern postmasters to record and publicize the names of even individual subscribers to abolitionist newspapers to encourage intimidation by their neighbors and perhaps even compel them to leave the South.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

The order could govern federal usage; it could not compel Canada or the rest of the world to play along.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

But most of all, they compel their audiences to think and feel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The instant her voice broke off, ceasing to compel my attention, my belief, I felt the basic insincerity of what she had said.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Marriage compels us, men especially, to mature—to become worthy of the occasion, the institution and our spouses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

"It compels us to preserve this property, to protect it, to cherish it even more, and to promote its value," he added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

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

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

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

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

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Once they started shooting, Fielder said he and Oppenheim were compelled by details they couldn’t interpret.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Her floral, flowing clothes and romantic aesthetic are not things she feels compelled to shed in order to be taken seriously as a chef.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

"I have always loved creation and literature. I can't see why I would feel compelled to use a machine," he told Libération newspaper.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

If advertising minimums result in reduced demand and slower sales, Stellantis could be compelled to spend more on those incentives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Apparently, the sustained and coordinated effort they required could be compelled only by the authority of religious faith—a faith that almost literally demanded the moving of mountains.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

But the exhibition’s organizing principle makes for an equally compelling reason.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

A possible match was sent to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, but it wasn’t considered close enough to be a compelling match, Rouse said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Nevertheless, the results provide compelling evidence that unconsciousness does not necessarily mean the brain has stopped performing sophisticated information processing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

"We're going all in here. We believe that the evidence is substantial and compelling and warrants the respondent's removal from office," he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Yet again, something tugged in her core, compelling her to turn away from the Night Zoo and toward the open fields beyond.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray