forged

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The blood shed on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965 forged a law of historic success and magnitude in beginning to level the playing field that punished minority voters and candidates while boosting majority ones.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

Hopeless but hearty, the Lakers forged ahead Thursday, and still clung to a one-point lead midway through the third quarter when the rickety wheels came completely off.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Banerjee's rise was forged in Bengal's combative political culture, where elections often resemble prolonged street wars - her supporters called her the "fire goddess".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

He presides over a land that once forged a massive empire but which today is reduced to the status of a thwarted power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Rolf took the forged papers from my shaking hands and glanced through them.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom