compelled
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Still, North Korea likely felt compelled to respond because of the "level of international attention on the incident", Bosack said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
When it broke open again, starting with the “Muslim ban” in 2017, I felt compelled to explore my family’s past in the hope it might help me better understand the present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
He said the trust "being compelled to admit gross neglect" was the hardest thing.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
As a result, hundreds of women were affected, and many were compelled to resign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
If there were spaces, I was compelled to fill them, and the books were doing that.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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