forcefulness
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He has a very forceful personality.
She's a confident and forceful leader.
They have made a forceful argument in favor of changing the system.
The government has threatened to use more forceful measures if necessary.
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Colonel Edward House was widely seen as President Woodrow Wilson's forceful backstage coach until Wilson realized that House was undermining him in the 1919 Versailles peace negotiations.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada laid out more than $100 billion in retaliatory tariffs against the United States late Saturday, in a forceful response to President Trump’s decision to impose levies on a range of Canadian goods.
—Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2025
The forceful move propelled French exhibitors in a state of panic, but also led for negotiations to be re-launched.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Videos of their vigorous, cheerful efforts soon went viral, drew international coverage and were a forceful counterpoint to Trump’s xenophobic insults.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada laid out more than $100 billion in retaliatory tariffs against the United States late Saturday, in a forceful response to President Trump’s decision to impose levies on a range of Canadian goods.
—Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2025
The forceful move propelled French exhibitors in a state of panic, but also led for negotiations to be re-launched.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Videos of their vigorous, cheerful efforts soon went viral, drew international coverage and were a forceful counterpoint to Trump’s xenophobic insults.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Forceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forceful. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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