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force

[fawrs] / fɔrs /








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QatarEnergy extended force majeure on liquefied-natural-gas shipments for Edison, one of its biggest European customers, until the end of December.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

A stagnant or even shrinking labor force might pose concrete danger in the long run.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

McGee’s devoted following came out in force: Deitch estimated that about 25,000 people visited.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

"This should be seen as a fairly high-level show of force," Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Kyungnam University, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

“I wonder if phones are programmed to fling themselves into oncoming traffic to force you to upgrade.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

The police then launched a manhunt, calling forces from across the state.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

According to Prof. Sharon, "understanding how humans and animals responded to environmental change hundreds of thousands of years ago helps us better understand the forces that shaped our species."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Ukrainian forces recently evacuated a wounded soldier by aerial drone, maybe the first such mission ever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

She won almost breathless admiration from followers for the way she faced down sometimes violent anti-union forces, worked for days with little rest and negotiated late into the night, while others faded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

That evening, General Philippe Pétain arrived to assume command of the French forces.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Scripted by Zack Imbrogno and directed by Kevin Lewis, it should just be content to be a comedy — the horror elements are unnecessary, forced and mean-spirited, even for the spooky season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

“What this young woman has been forced to endure is horrific and unacceptable,” she said in a social-media post.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Flavio at first denied having contact with Vorcaro, but was forced to backtrack after audio leaked of him imploring the banker to make overdue payments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Brace yourself for “Remake,” Ross McElwee’s magnificent story of fatherhood and filmmaking forced askew.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

I waved and forced a pleasant expression before ducking inside.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Research has since shown that forcing eye contact is not an effective solution.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Storms battered northern Europe on Sunday cutting power to more than 150,000 homes, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and silencing phone networks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

In San Diego County, parts of Carlsbad State Beach have washed away, forcing the closure of the Tamarack day-use parking lot to vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

The vast amount of capital needed to fund the artificial-intelligence build-out is forcing tech giants to hunt for ever-larger sums of cash—and Wall Street is raising a bright red flag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“I’m sure,” I say, forcing an I’m-fine-you-don’t-need-to-worry-about-me smile to sit on my lips while my hand flails around for the door handle.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam


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