impelled

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A sense of duty, rooted for many in a profound Christian faith, impelled each to take extraordinary risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

What impelled him, and what does it mean?

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2025

At Lawson’s urging, they refused bail, which impelled hundreds of other students to join the crusade against segregated interstate travel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2024

His frustration and anger at the press, however, impelled him to buck convention by suing newspaper owners — allegedly against the wishes of his father, now King Charles III.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2023

Having reviewed the stages in this transformation from bands to states, we now ask what impelled societies thus to transform themselves.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond