forced

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The Neo is so popular that Apple is running low on leftover chips and has been forced to order new ones, according to people familiar with its supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Moscow was forced to scale down its May 9th Victory Day parade, usually marked by a grand military show.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

“I wanted to take a moment to tell everybody what I really think,” Che was forced to say.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Rose Bernadou barged over late on to turn the home jeers to cheers, but, by then, England already had completed a triumph that has forced them deep into their well of talent and togetherness.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

With front legs shaking, Handsome forced himself to take another step so that now he straddled two rocks, with his belly hanging over the water that rushed between them.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el