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Adra’s filming begins in 2019 and stretches until 2023, chronicling the Israeli government’s attempt to evict the villagers by force, having claimed the land for a military training facility and firing range in 1981.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Trump’s comments on Taiwan have been unusually harsh for China policy in Washington, where there is a general bipartisan consensus to be tough on Beijing and Xi, who has pledged to reunify with Taipei, by force if necessary.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
Of course, few efforts to remake the Middle East by force have been more disastrous than the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
—Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
Some Maasai communities have been evicted by force, while others have taken buyouts to move out of the region.
—Kizito Makoye, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Trump’s comments on Taiwan have been unusually harsh for China policy in Washington, where there is a general bipartisan consensus to be tough on Beijing and Xi, who has pledged to reunify with Taipei, by force if necessary.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
Of course, few efforts to remake the Middle East by force have been more disastrous than the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
—Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
Some Maasai communities have been evicted by force, while others have taken buyouts to move out of the region.
—Kizito Makoye, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2024
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“By force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20force. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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