be forced to accept
Frequency: 7.014.5 per million words
To have no choice but to accept something due to external pressure.
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- After long negotiations, the smaller country was forced to accept the terms of the treaty.
- Due to budget cuts, the department was forced to accept a smaller office space.
- He was forced to accept the reality that he would never play professional sports again after the injury.
- The defendant was forced to accept the court's verdict, despite his claims of innocence.
- Many workers are being forced to accept lower wages just to keep their jobs.
- If the company doesn't innovate, it will be forced to accept a smaller market share.
- Employees are sometimes forced to accept conditions they do not agree with.
- The defeated army was forced to accept a humiliating surrender.
- Following the market crash, investors were forced to accept significant losses.
- She felt she was being forced to accept a compromise that went against her principles.