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Meanings of forcing in English

Portuguese
forçamento
Spanish
forzado sin ramificaciones

Technique invented by Paul Cohen for proving consistency and independence results.

Related terms
forçamento

In baseball, when a runner is forced to vacate his base—and try to advance—because the batter became a runner.

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Usage of forcing in English
1
One case sparked national outrage, forcing the government to recognize DGCIM abuse.
Reuters
2
I know you don't have a problem forcing people into your service.
Avalon
3
A slow-growing home market is forcing them to look abroad for growth.
Reuters
4
They look capable of forcing the issue but only to a point.
The Irish Times
5
Neither will forcing users to click yes in order to sign up.
Wired
6
Inflation remains above target, forcing the central bank to raise interest rates.
Reuters
7
Boulders forcing twelve million gallons of racing water through a three-foot gap.
Bones on Ice
8
The pandemic is forcing organisations to adapt to new ways of working.
The Irish Times
9
She surged forward, forcing her way past the man blocking her way.
The abduction
10
Order, in this context, just means forcing chaos back where it belongs.
NY Magazine
11
It has previously said forcing it to remove data amounts to censorship.
Radio NZ
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Gunfire could be heard in several areas, forcing residents to stay indoors.
Reuters
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They include forcing banks to separate their deposit-taking and retail investment businesses.
Reuters
14
Society seems to be forcing women to do things a certain way.
Reuters
15
As tempting as forcing the issue might be, I couldn't risk it.
Too close to home
16
We have the State forcing businesses to close, on threat of prosecution.
Independent.ie
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Translations for forcing
Portuguese
forçamento
Forcing through the time
Forcing across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
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