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are forcing
  • present progressive of force.

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Co-housing is gaining popularity in the UK, says the UK Cohousing Network - in a post-pandemic world where loneliness, the housing crisis and costly care are forcing a drive for new solutions.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

One out of every three people in the U.S. uses one, and this mass appeal is happening at the same time as rising healthcare costs are forcing some Americans to skip or delay medical care.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

These strange worlds are forcing researchers to reconsider assumptions about how planets form and evolve.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

“We are forcing the fish to be in places where they never were historically,” said Carson Jeffres, a senior researcher at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

But now, Kara and Locke are forcing me to remember.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson