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And of course, backing out of a decades-old deal and trying to wrest the canal back by force from an ally would be a propaganda goldmine for Russia and China which have both called for maintaining neutrality in the canal.
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
According to police, the two males allegedly took several cartons of cigarettes by force before fleeing the scene.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
That is the dilemma facing Black people in America who arrived on slave ships and Native Americans whose land was taken by force.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Since seizing most Yemeni population centers by force from the legitimate Yemeni government in 2014-2015، the Houthis have launched numerous attacks on civilian infrastructure.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
According to police, the two males allegedly took several cartons of cigarettes by force before fleeing the scene.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
That is the dilemma facing Black people in America who arrived on slave ships and Native Americans whose land was taken by force.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Since seizing most Yemeni population centers by force from the legitimate Yemeni government in 2014-2015، the Houthis have launched numerous attacks on civilian infrastructure.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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“By force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20force. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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