intimidate
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The new boss will want to make a mark—almost any mark will do—to intimidate top performers and encourage sycophants.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
On Thursday, he denied that his administration was seeking to intimidate Havana when asked about positioning the USS Nimitz near Cuba.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Two of the people in a continuing civil rights lawsuit accuse DHS of unlawfully using their license plates and biometric data to track and intimidate them for exercising their First Amendment rights.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
“He’s gone so far as to try and intimidate the pope, for God’s sake,” Racicot said.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
Warriors did it at the beginning of battles to intimidate one another.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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