strong-arm

Example Sentences

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"It is a certain restriction of our freedoms," Ivanov said of the plans to strong-arm users into switching.

From Barron's

As of October, he officially hates the Nobel committee for not giving him the peace prize, despite his efforts to strong-arm its members into voting for him.

From Salon

Over the past nine months, he has swung between attempts to strong-arm Putin and then Zelensky, all with little seeming effect.

From BBC

He is both deflecting attention from his Epstein association and doubling down on his strong-arm tactics to break all resistance to his regime.

From Salon

He has applied the same strong-arm tactics to boardrooms and corporations, national media outlets, law firms and, most recently, comedians.

From Salon