forcibly

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In the 1930s, Jewish businesses were "Aryanized" -- forcibly sold to so-called "pure"

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  1. In a forcible manner; by force; strongly; energetically; impressively. The proud control of fierce and bloody war, To enforce these rights so forcibly withheld. Shak. K. John, i. 1. But, of the objects which I have endeavoured to describe, none arrested my attention so forcibly as two others. Barham, Ingoldsby Legends, l. 196. No man can express his convictions more forcibly than by acting upon them in a great and solemn matter of national importance. W. K. Clifford, Lectures, II. 232.

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  • His performance required him to run naked across a beach as well as be tied down and sedated forcibly, and he did it all with a smile and with a lot of bravery in his performance. —  TVGuide.com: Breaking News
  • The actions of Georgian law enforcement prove that the Georgian authorities decided to settle the Armenian issue forcibly, an Armenian expert said. —  Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.Net
  • In the 1930s, Jewish businesses were "Aryanized" -- forcibly sold to so-called "pure" —  JTA - Recent News
  • As the Tamil Tigers 'stood rigid to their stand that there were not holding civilians forcibly, there appeared to be no movement on the ground in response to the deadline set by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • Congress, under the lead of Massachusetts, went on record that "it was permissible to discuss a dissolution of the Union, amicably if we can--forcibly if we must Two years later, Henry Clay taunted the Massachusetts leaders with this threat to dismember the Union. —  The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict
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