exacted
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Well, there are numerous contemporaneous examples of reparation payments exacted by European states, so you tell me.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
The report defines “forced labor” as “all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
It is unclear if payments are being exacted under the new system.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
Still, the relationships with Epstein have exacted tolls.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
Another scythe might have exacted a punishment far worse.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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