forced sale

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a sale held as a result of a judicial order.

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Beijing made clear to ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming that it opposes a forced sale.
Trump suddenly turns against TikTok’s delicate deal|claychandler|September 17, 2020|Fortune
At the very least, a forced sale would compensate Zhang for the business he built.
How Trump’s TikTok ban pushed China’s most independent tech billionaire closer to Beijing|claychandler|September 10, 2020|Fortune
A spokesman for Lewisham council said last year that it would be forced to act if the family returned to Britain.
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One is forced to ask, what on earth was Andrew doing hanging out with scantily clad teenagers?
Buckingham Palace Disputes Sex Allegations Against Prince ‘Randy Andy’|Tom Sykes|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST

But his words felt forced and were belied his 2004 vote to oppose marking Martin Luther King Jr.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
However, intellectual honesty is the first thing to go when you are forced to constantly pander to your base.
Rush Limbaugh’s Fear of a Black James Bond|Dean Obeidallah|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She had no say in it, but now is being forced to deal with an already challenging situation in front of strangers.
Public Marriage Proposals Must Die|Tauriq Moosa|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he walked up and down the room and forced himself to listen, though he could scarcely bear it, I could see.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Instead of giving you a chance to say, "He has made a mistake," he forced you to say, "He has shown how to get out of a mistake."
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
A lineman was sent out to repair it under escort of civil guards, who were forced by the rebels to retire.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
"I will," gruffly replied the man, with a look which showed that he was sorry to be forced to choose the second alternative.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
He stepped to the girl, and roughly raised her chin with his hand so that she was forced to look him in the face.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini