The Texas Supreme Court declined to compel the state to do so in May of this year. —👁 Image
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2024
At least for those compelled to raise their eyes and look. —👁 Image Hazlitt,
27 Feb. 2025
Everyone knew the words and felt compelled to join in on the fun. —👁 Image
Ben Crandell,
sun-sentinel.com,
16 Nov. 2019
For a large part of my life, I felt compelled to pick at my zits. —👁 Image
Emily Gaudette,
SELF,
15 Apr. 2019
That compelled her to throw her hat into the ring against Knight. —👁 Image
Jeffrey Mervis,
Science | AAAS,
15 June 2018
Grief over her death compelled me to leave my longtime home on the N.C. coast. —👁 Image
Liz Biro,
Indianapolis Star,
7 Apr. 2020
For the non-car people, they will be compelled by the back story. —👁 Image
Charles Fleming,
latimes.com,
27 Apr. 2018
More recently, the Jets felt compelled to jump three slots to snag the No. —👁 Image
Dan Bickley,
azcentral,
22 Mar. 2018
That said… The main concern is that the new kids on the block seem compelled to record and share their antics. —👁 Image The Salt Lake Tribune,
1 Aug. 2023
The older players see it and have to be compelled to stay on top of their games. —👁 Image
Susan Miller Degnan,
miamiherald,
5 Nov. 2017
When the elite fail to lead, grassroots movements must compel them to do so. —👁 Image
Paul Laudicina,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2022
So there was a bit of a blank space in my knowledge of Thai food, and I was compelled to learn more about it. —👁 Image
Jessica Carbone,
Saveur,
18 Apr. 2024
Like, what compels a man to turn his headwear away from his face? —👁 Image
Candace Buckner,
Washington Post,
20 June 2024
Does the government have the right to compel people to share? —👁 Image
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
4 Sep. 2024
If the court finds that Musk is the child's father, St. Clair can then compel him to pay child support. —👁 Image
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
They can be compelled to give statements, but they can’t be used against them in any way. —👁 Image
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
Trump officials claim that Biden didn’t use enough force to compel the Houthis to stop. —👁 Image
Daniel Depetris,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
But with a tip section still on the receipt, Mr. Ellsworth felt compelled to tip. —👁 Image
Ali Martin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
20 Sep. 2023
But there has to be a present-day urgency compelling the return to the past. —👁 Image
Cressida Leyshon,
The New Yorker,
31 July 2023
The Sun’s article compelled me to visit St. Ann’s for the first time. —👁 Image
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Aug. 2024
Musk tried to back out of the $44 billion deal, and Twitter took him to court to compel him to go through with the purchase. —👁 Image
Harold Maass,
The Week,
7 Oct. 2022
Not until the evening, in fact, was the low prevailing mood compelled to lift. —👁 Image
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2024
Imperati filed a motion to compel him to turn over the filings. —👁 Image
Kelan Lyons,
courant.com,
5 Nov. 2020
The suit was filed by public health groups last year to compel the FDA to respond to the petition. —👁 Image BostonGlobe.com,
28 Apr. 2021
The crushing new wave of attacks appear to have compelled the rebels to accept the deal. —👁 Image
Bassem Mroue,
Fox News,
6 July 2018
However, there’s no way to compel states to do so, and not all have caught up. —👁 Image
Kavitha Surana,
ProPublica,
18 Dec. 2024
Discussions were had at those meetings, and every single thing that has happened has been compelled by council action. —👁 Image
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
Holt, who has lived in Scottsdale for more than three decades and retired last year, said she feels compelled to act. —👁 Image
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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