impelled
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Reductions in federal subsidies have impelled universities to cut Ph.D. admissions in programs that enroll few undergraduates, meaning there’s less demand for graduate student labor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
What impelled him, and what does it mean?
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2025
But the 1933 Cuban Revolution impelled his family’s flight from the island, dashing Desi’s hopes of a legal career.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025
The engineer said he felt impelled to speak out and provide the internal documents because “the safety of the public outweighs the inconvenience to the airlines to make money.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
There was no noon meal on account of that night’s big Saturday supper, the smell of which impelled the students to the barbecue pits.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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