be compelled
Example Sentences
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If SpaceX went public tomorrow and its stock immediately doubled, the ETF could be compelled to sell a large block of its SpaceX—at the very time when investors would be most eager to own it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
"We should be compelled by these findings to care for these creatures with rich and beautiful minds and ensure they continue to exist."
From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026
“The agency can go to court and seek the records to be compelled from the individual who is served with the subpoena. But it has to do that extra step to make it enforceable.”
From Slate • Feb. 5, 2026
“Some are willing participants, and others are going to be compelled because of this envelope of funding, or they don’t want to get in the crosshairs with tariffs.”
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
Two congressmen and future presidents, James Madison and James Monroe, would arrive after him and be compelled to sleep on wooden benches in the tavern’s public room!
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
