under duress
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This seemingly bizarre choice soon comes to feel entirely natural, invoking associations with Ireland as a place of verbal, theatrical and musical creativity under duress from another power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
And when people return to their home countries -- whether voluntarily or under duress -- help is also drying up, said UNHCR.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Al-Marimi has denied making the bomb that brought down the jumbo jet and claims the confession is false and was made under duress.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
When lens flares continually beam right at the screen, the whole movie feels like enlightenment under duress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
The third for setting fire to her Housemistress’s false-hair bun, which, under duress, Rahel confessed to having stolen.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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