forced
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That was huge: Ortiz was out at first but, by staying out of the double play, the Brewers forced Dodgers starter Tarik Skubal to throw an additional 15 pitches to secure that third out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
But after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he was sanctioned by the UK government as an associate of President Vladimir Putin and forced to sell the club.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
"We must work toward a future where one generation of refugees is not forced to pass its displacement to the next," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
In the developing world, he added, governments are being forced to make the "impossible" choice between cutting support for their poorest citizens or risking their entire development agenda.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
We’re forced to slow down to a painful thirty miles per hour.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
