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It is her death that has impelled his return.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2021

A catastrophic drought has impelled the federal government to designate more than half the nation’s counties as disaster areas.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2012

"The controversy that has developed has impelled me to ask the White House to withdraw my name," explained General Clark.

From Time Magazine Archive

His eldest son's tragic death by drowning in 1952 has impelled him to do even more for children.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nevertheless, at the last analysis, it might be found that imagination has impelled even the saints and martyrs of humanity.

From Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School by McMurry, Charles A. (Charles Alexander)