be compelled

Example Sentences

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"We should be compelled by these findings to care for these creatures with rich and beautiful minds and ensure they continue to exist."

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

“The agency can go to court and seek the records to be compelled from the individual who is served with the subpoena. But it has to do that extra step to make it enforceable.”

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2026

“Some are willing participants, and others are going to be compelled because of this envelope of funding, or they don’t want to get in the crosshairs with tariffs.”

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

“Stellantis must be compelled to live up to their commitments to Canadian workers,” said Lana Payne, the union’s president, in a post on X.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

In March 1925, Hoover had reinstated Wren but only after warning him, “Unless you measure up to the standards that are now in effect in this Bureau, I will be compelled to request your resignation.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann