forced

Example Sentences

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The Justice Minister, Naomi Long, has described protection money forced on businesses as a "stranglehold' on the community".

From BBC

In Lancaster County: In “Witness,” a police detective played by Harrison Ford is forced to hide in an Amish community to protect a boy who witnesses a murder.

From The Wall Street Journal

He also began his athletic career focused on a different sport, and competed internationally in taekwondo, before a stress fracture in his back forced him to retire.

From BBC

And if California’s gas companies get their way, families statewide will be forced to pay higher energy bills, breathe more indoor air pollution and bear greater safety risks.

From Los Angeles Times

Many are forced into debt to pay the hundreds of dollars for visas, permits and travel organised by the agencies.

From Barron's