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Coercive.

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Usage of coercive in English
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She said: There's a general underestimate of how dangerous coercive control is.
The Guardian
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It also noted inconsistent levels of awareness concerning coercive or controlling behaviour.
The Guardian
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With him it eventuates in fantastic myth-making, rather than in coercive superstition.
The Theory of the Leisure Class
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Like previous coercive bond exchanges, Piraeus' new deal combines carrot and stick.
Reuters
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Hence we see how necessary for the Union is a coercive principle.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster, 1817-1845
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But without coercive power, resolutions of Congress were idle as the wind.
The United States of America, Part 1: 1783-1830
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Is a second attack an acceptable price to pay for rejecting coercive interrogation?
War by other means: an insider's account of the war on terror
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Yet there is a place for both a coercive and a humanitarian approach.
The Guardian
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The coercive acts of 1774 gave a definite object for the general indignation.
Formation of the Union, 1750-1829
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Unsecured creditors in similar situations have challenged such plans as coercive.
Reuters
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It is known that coercive techniques were used on two defendants.
The Irish Times
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But what were the results of this use of coercive interrogation?
War by other means: an insider's account of the war on terror
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At the same time it favours coercive ways of affecting opinion.
On Compromise
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The means of restriction can be divided into coercive and non-coercive.
Applied Eugenics
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The world should instead heed Uyghur victims of China's coercive indoctrination.
The economist
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Of course these courts had no sort of real coercive powers.
The Club of Queer Trades
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