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

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