compel

Example Sentences

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His reasoning focused on the text of Article I: The authority to “raise” an army, he argued, did not include the power to compel service in it.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

The trickle-down effects of this equation are significant enough to affect employment and, over time, compel media companies to consider mergers and acquisitions to maintain their positions in the market, Marshall added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Rate traders, meanwhile, are digesting minutes of the Fed’s March policy meeting, in which a growing number of officials said war-related inflation might compel the need for interest-rate hikes before the end of the year.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

For years, animal welfare advocates and some politicians tried to compel the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

They feared that the Frenchman’s restless style might compel her to rashness, but Celia hid her music to La Soiree dans Grenade and played . it incessantly while Jorge traveled.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García