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The issue is salient enough that even local politicians like Mamdani, who have relatively little jurisdiction over higher-education policy, feel compelled to voice broad commitments to boosting university subsidies.
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Neetu Arnold, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Advertisement While some people will feel best letting snide remarks slide, others will feel compelled to push back.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
And if Chet Holmgren wins Defensive Player of the Year on the best team in the league, voters may feel compelled to add him to All-NBA.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Indeed, the film’s characters so beatifically embrace the idea that, by the 25th century, civilization has invented and retired the tech required for near immortality, leaving long-haul pilots like Coakley the only people who still feel compelled to use it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
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Neetu Arnold, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Advertisement While some people will feel best letting snide remarks slide, others will feel compelled to push back.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
And if Chet Holmgren wins Defensive Player of the Year on the best team in the league, voters may feel compelled to add him to All-NBA.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Indeed, the film’s characters so beatifically embrace the idea that, by the 25th century, civilization has invented and retired the tech required for near immortality, leaving long-haul pilots like Coakley the only people who still feel compelled to use it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Feel compelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20compelled. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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