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force

[fawrs] / fɔrs /








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Transforming a land-based fighting force with a history of slow technological adaptation into a nimble organization that makes the most of new innovations has been difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

In April, the Metropolitan Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, urged officers to be "extremely cautious" about carrying Met-issued devices while off duty after the force upgraded its Lawful Business Monitoring software.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“But you’re spreading that force over a longer period of time.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The force has urged anyone with information about the attack to contact police.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Not to say that he wouldn’t be willing to take a burrow by force if necessary, for the blood of conquerors flowed vigorously through his veins.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and his allies on Friday claimed an easy victory in the union’s election, cementing Fain’s leadership of one of the most powerful forces in American organized labor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Attempts to make the industry more sustainable must consider market forces, she said, and seafood companies have to respond to “what people actually want to buy and eat.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Top Fuel drivers need lightning-fast reactions and the physical endurance to withstand the intense forces.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Russian forces have edged close to the city's eastern fringes, which has prompted calls for the civilians who remain to relocate to safer regions of Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

In the early hours of the morning on June 22, 1941, the German forces hurled themselves at the Soviet Union.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Instead, the relentless glare forced it to land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

A swarm of five small drones was forced to turn back as three Black Hawk helicopters carrying senior Army officials flew into the same airspace, squandering a rare high-tech moment they had come to see.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The address issue has long been contentious in the woodsy town of 3,200 people on the Monterey Peninsula, where residents once threatened to secede from California if they were forced to number their homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Would Signal leave any country, the UK included, that forced it to weaken its encryption?

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

My sister forced me to wear mourning for Mr. Brown and to go to the funeral in state.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Reservoir levels dropped to 13% at their lowest, forcing emergency shipments of water from the mainland to the 28 people who live on the island.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Singh said canceling the commercial driver licenses reduced the pool of immigrant drivers, forcing him to pay more to attract American drivers — an increase from $0.45 to $0.80 per mile for a driver.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

But the island is on the cusp of being evacuated as water levels drop to the lowest levels ever, forcing residents to take drastic measures to ensure supplies do not run out.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The claims are forcing the city “to expend money to defend itself in lawsuits in which the City had no liability as a matter of fact or law.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

As snow accumulates, it begins to compact, forcing out the air between the snowflakes.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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