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to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats developers trying to strong-arm homeowners into selling their houses at below-market prices
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Recent Examples of strong-arming
Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026 Hezbollah, for the longest time, was strong-arming other parties, and they are accused of assassinating a former Prime Minister. —Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
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Tech leaders have quietly backed Anthropic, saying that AI isn’t ready for some weapons and that strong-arming companies is counterproductive and antidemocratic. —Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026 Hezbollah, for the longest time, was strong-arming other parties, and they are accused of assassinating a former Prime Minister. —Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
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Kylie Jenner is named in a new lawsuit from her former live-in housekeeper, who claims other staffers at the reality star’s home subjected her to religious and racial discrimination, as well as bullying, and that Jenner failed to act in her defense.— Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Venue owners were forced to contend with Live Nation’s bullying.— Letitia James, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
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Jokic’s 3-point shooting hasn’t been intimidating.— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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That's when the WhatsApp messages became intimidating.— Anna Schecter, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Prior to his 2011 conviction, Jeffs was charged and convicted of being an accomplice to rape in September 2007 after coercing a 14-year-old to marry her 19-year-old cousin, though the ruling was later overturned by the Utah Supreme Court over faulty jury instructions, according to CBS News.— Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
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Indonesia responded the following day by coercing the UDT and APODETI, among others, into issuing and signing the Balibo Declaration, which proclaimed the integration of East Timor into Indonesia.— Agathe Demarolle, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
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Another double play ended the threat.— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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About $589 million in revenue generated from the tax has not been used, which in part is due to a lack of flexibility in how the money can be used, as well as due to legal concerns amid a threat to overturn the initiative.— City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Their bulldozing run up through non-League and the EFL deserves respect, but they’re not held together by a rubber band.— Phil Hay, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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The novel delivers all the frenzy of a gold rush with rhythmic, hypnotic prose.— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
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Look at the frenzy of activity on Thursday night.— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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This tweet sparked a fierce revolt from tech executives and investors, many of whom were previously among Khanna’s biggest donors and allies.— Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
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In England chaos reaches its zenith when a Kentishman named Jack Cade, encouraged by York (who has been sent to put down a revolt in Ireland), mounts an insurrection that plays havoc in the streets of London.— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
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Mayor Dean Trantalis and Commissioner Steve Glassman behave as though Fort Lauderdale is their personal canvas for legacy-building, rather than a city facing multi‑year budget deficits, potential property tax upheaval, and residents already stretched thin.— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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During Francis’s pontificate, the Vatican appointed an AI adviser who worked with Silicon Valley leaders, heads of state, and the United Nations to protect those most vulnerable to the coming technological upheaval.— Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Strong-arming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/strong-arming. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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