as in coerced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
she was dragooned into agreeing to the fraudulent scheme
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But some were also deceived or coerced.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026 -
In the case against Roy Blackmon, two witnesses later testified their statements were coerced.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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He was forced off with what looked like a hamstring injury, and with only four matches remaining, there is now a very real possibility that Salah has played his final game for Liverpool.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Even though the pushing and throwing motions forced the robots into excursions near the boundaries of their physical workspaces, and the pick-and-place maneuver demanded complex internal mathematical checks, all three machines were able to learn a functional policy via a single human demonstration.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
26 Apr. 2026
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Shiver, who no longer works at Michigan, said she felt compelled to speak out so other young women are not caught in similar circumstances.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Given his Day 3 status, the Panthers won’t feel compelled to rush him into starter duty.—
Mike Kaye
April 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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Jack Warner didn’t much like the title, and requested it be changed to The Night Action; Reeves obliged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Referee James Williams obliged and gave Booker the penalty.—
Ryan Gaydos OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The answer can have serious implications in a variety of scenarios, including when an employee is owed overtime pay and whether an additional company is obligated to pay it.—
Keith Sonderling,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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There was early skepticism about whether a non-journalist like Frost would or could ask tough questions, even though Nixon’s contract obligated him to discuss Watergate.—
Lorna Veraldi,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Dragooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dragooned. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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