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

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

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

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