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compelled

[kuhm-peld] / kəmˈpɛld /












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Cullen said she immediately felt compelled to capture the moment.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

They are difficult because a language is being compelled to testify, and because a poet is asking who can bear witness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

When the subject of literature came up, Monroe seemed compelled to play to ditzy expectations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

“They felt compelled to back me, not just to level the playing field, but to win,” Roy told The Texas Tribune.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

I was compelled to read the newspaper longer and to look up more words in the dictionary every day.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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