forced
Example Sentences
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Heavy snow in Livigno on Tuesday morning forced a number of postponements, including the women's snowboard slopestyle final and the men's and women's aerials qualifiers in freestyle skiing.
From Barron's
Authorities were forced to shut part of the building for repairs last week after a leak damaged a painting.
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.
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
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