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Meanings of forcibly in English

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Usage of forcibly in English
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Officials said Japanese law did not allow them to forcibly quarantine patients.
The Guardian
2
He tried the key left and right and then again more forcibly.
East of the sun
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Her story went viral on social media after she was forcibly evicted.
Reuters
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Though some children were ceded voluntarily, the vast majority were forcibly removed.
The Guardian
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But in conversation with others I heard similar opinions more forcibly put.
Impressions of a War Correspondent
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The idea of her being forcibly abducted is all stuff and nonsense.
The Unseen Bridegroom; Or, Wedded For a Week
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No child should be forcibly removed from their parents in this way.
The Irish Times
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Polling stations opened on Sunday morning and some were forcibly closed down.
The Guardian
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He seized the arm of the professor and drew him forcibly close.
Active Service
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Women with three children are at greatest risk of being forcibly sterilised.
The economist
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That sparked eight months of street protests which the government forcibly suppressed.
Reuters
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I saw him forcibly dragging the bald-headed Waters from the helio cubby.
Wandl the Invader
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In these verses Dryden follows Chaucer, but states the thought more forcibly.
Dryden's Palamon and Arcite
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The conviction forcibly struck him that they had mistaken the path altogether.
Lost in the Backwoods: A Tale of the Canadian Forest
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Here we are forcibly reminded of a scene in New Testament times.
Gathering Jewels / The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam o...
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On the present occasion, the truth struck her forcibly, and she said:
Evan Harrington — Volume 5
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United Kingdom
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New Zealand
Common
Ireland
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