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forcefulness



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Roberts’ opinion for the court, despite being well-written and legally correct, resists critiquing the original order with the forcefulness this issue deserves.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

He could write, and speak, with extraordinary clarity and forcefulness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Maurice’s energy, creativity, forcefulness and forthrightness helped him break ground creating, directing, choreographing and starring in two Broadway shows: “Uptown … It’s Hot!” in 1986 and “Hot Feet” in 2006.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

Sharp snaps of snare drum punctuate a gradual increase in forcefulness to a bleak, expansive landscape of solemn brasses and a droning in the strings, which melts into an almost Tchaikovskian Romantic sweep.

From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

He was crying now with a forcefulness that alarmed me.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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