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forced

[fawrst, fohrst] / fɔrst, foʊrst /


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Saglimbene doubts that any of these companies will be forced to consider divesting assets soon.

From Barron's

Property taxes are handled locally, but tax authorities often prefer structured repayment over forced collection.

From MarketWatch

I went on a wellness kick: I stopped eating gluten and dairy and forced down celery juice every morning.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was forced to apologize for the 2015 strike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that was operated by Doctors Without Borders, a nonprofit that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.

From Salon

Tourists and taxi drivers have been forced to make lengthy detours, but the Colosseum Archaeological Park remained open to visitors.

From Barron's