coercion
Example Sentences
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Many of these rulings—including Stone itself—wove Lemon together with other First Amendment principles, like the prohibition against religious coercion in public education.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
The calamities each couple faces spin out into a web of favors and coercion in this tale of broken systems and characters going to great lengths to get what they want.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
I find Ms. Stefanik’s defense of this and other forms of coercion mostly convincing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
They said the proposal "does not sufficiently guard against coercion or protect the most vulnerable people in our society".
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing coercion
100 SAT words Beginning with "C"
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President Trump's Second State of the Union Address (2019)
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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