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Meanings of compel people in English

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Usage of compel people in English
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I will yet compel people to recognize us as such; but you must-
That Mainwaring Affair
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Neither lawyers nor judges can compel people to violate that right.
Wired
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Should parliament take on new powers to compel people to attend select committee hearings?
The Guardian
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Who is to compel people to do this and that?
"The Kingdom of God Is Within You" / Christianity Not as a Mysti...
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A reward would need to be significant to compel people to come forward, he said.
Radio NZ
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Conday: I think the video will compel people to check their racial biases and prejudice.
Ebony
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Prosecutors use them to gather evidence, as they can compel people to testify or hand over documentation.
Radio NZ
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If I had ten back-bones I couldn't compel people to come to me for treatment or advice.
From the Housetops
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As you know very well, using just my mind, I can compel people to do things against their wishes.
Inferno
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Mr Mueller has reportedly begun using a grand jury, which are used to issue subpoenas to compel people to testify.
Radio NZ
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The inquiry into abuse in religious and state institutions will have the ability to compel people and institutions to appear before it.
Radio NZ
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But she said even with the change the district council did not have the power to compel people to leave the area.
Radio NZ
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He'd had several created that compelled people to keep their distance.
Witch blood
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Disentangling all the motives that compelled people to tick the leave box is not easy.
The Guardian
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Or is there some mysterious miasma which compels people to behave badly when they wander down that particular alley?
Independent.ie
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He permitted the weeds to grow in his garden, and compelled people to wait by the hour for a passage across the lake.
Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. A Story ...
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