strong-armed; strong-arming; strong-arms
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developers trying to strong-arm homeowners into selling their houses at below-market prices
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Mayor decries latest action as example of 'strong-arm' tactics by XNA
BENTONVILLE -- Airport officials are seeking court intervention to have the city of Highfill use its local sales tax revenue collected to be exclusively used to pay off the...
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—Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2025
Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
On Thursday Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne invoked Article 49 of the French constitution, which enabled the Macron government to strong-arm a bill through the National Assembly without a vote.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2023
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A White House strategy to strong-arm trade partners into joining its efforts to isolate China economically is far from assured of success, economic analysts said.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Mayor decries latest action as example of 'strong-arm' tactics by XNA
BENTONVILLE -- Airport officials are seeking court intervention to have the city of Highfill use its local sales tax revenue collected to be exclusively used to pay off the...
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—Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
Don’t try and strong-arm anyone into supporting you, because that certainly won’t leave anyone impressed.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
On Thursday Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne invoked Article 49 of the French constitution, which enabled the Macron government to strong-arm a bill through the National Assembly without a vote.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2023
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“Strong-arm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strong-arm. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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