forces

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Hockney grumbled constantly about the iron grip of draconian forces in America: in particular the new lack of tolerance for public smoking.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The two families with a long history of antagonism between them are vaguely costumed as either dark forces of oppression or their victims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The judges added that powers vested in the president, including supreme command of the armed forces and the authority to declare martial law, must be exercised to protect the nation's survival and security.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

But it is worth remembering that inflationary forces originating with that accord helped cause the 1987 stock market crash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

A British expeditionary force was about to sail across the English Channel and link up with French forces fighting in Belgium.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman