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forceful

[fawrs-fuhl, fohrs-] / ˈfɔrs fəl, ˈfoʊrs- /


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Pope Leo has criticised leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants" in unusually forceful comments during a visit to Cameroon.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

On Monday, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry deployed unusually forceful language in condemning detention centers as “incompatible with human rights standards and the protection of human life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Iranian officials were more forceful in their language, and directly put Saturday’s ceasefire negotiations on the line.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Even so, Sybiha said Ukraine’s forceful breaking of the blockade held a strategy lesson for the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“Mr. Lee, I think we are going to have to use a more forceful argument than moral persuasion.”

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep




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