compel

It is that coercive group dynamics can compel a remarkably wide range of harmful behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Some countries - like the UK - are exploring the idea of mandating some kind of "kill switch" that could compel AI firms to pull the plug on models if things get out of hand.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

He instructed Southern postmasters to record and publicize the names of even individual subscribers to abolitionist newspapers to encourage intimidation by their neighbors and perhaps even compel them to leave the South.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

The order could govern federal usage; it could not compel Canada or the rest of the world to play along.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

The idea was to make them want to be going out into the country at every available opportunity, and so compel them to consume transport.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

"It compels us to preserve this property, to protect it, to cherish it even more, and to promote its value," he added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Insurers could still step in for 2028, but nothing compels them to, and they balked once for a simple reason: Covering this category pushes premiums higher for everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

A subpoena compels a party to release specified internal documents or information.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

It is, as yet, a dud — a $2,000 slot machine that pays out a Community Note dressed as a verdict, in a process that compels nothing and binds no one.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

And after seeing her smile like that at me, something compels me to go all in.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Still, he’s compelled to say something every so often and each time we want to scream that he’s wasting his precious oxygen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Victimized museums are often compelled to cope by closing indefinitely or reopening with fewer treasures on view.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Her floral, flowing clothes and romantic aesthetic are not things she feels compelled to shed in order to be taken seriously as a chef.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Yet she felt compelled to keep that passion hidden.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

As more and more African nations achieved independence, the United States government was compelled to defend racial equality here at home.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

The same processes that create this hazard – glacier retreat, steep terrain, dynamic geology – are also what make these landscapes so compelling.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

And as valuations come down, there’s more opportunity for investors to get back into stocks such as Nvidia and AMD that have more compelling AI cases, Rahbari said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

A possible match was sent to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, but it wasn’t considered close enough to be a compelling match, Rouse said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Yet dreary subjects can be made compelling, as Mr. Galef shows when he steps aside from editing to supply the final story in the book.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

It had been the piercing, compelling scents of the countryside outside the villa.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks