force
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"I didn't want to be sitting watching YouTube for three hours a day but I was forced to."
From BBC
Illinois was also dominant on the glass, picking up 20 offensive rebounds, creating second-chance opportunities that forced overtime and gave them a lead with four seconds remaining in the extra period.
From Los Angeles Times
Before dawn on Dec. 10, U.S. forces captured the Guyana-flagged Skipper for allegedly transporting sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran for years.
European officials said at the time that they expected negotiations with the U.S. to focus on stationing forces at bases in Greenland and expanded European efforts to boost security around the Arctic.
The force has since admitted it "overstated the evidence" used to make the decision.
From BBC
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