in force

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in force

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With a substantial number of men capable of exerting force or of making a show of force. 1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Patrick was a cabbie & a dispatcher at Yellow Cab & when we got to the church where the [funeral] services were being held, the cabbies came out in force for Pat & there were at le
With a substantial display of resources. They made the presentation in force to try to impress the client.
In effect; applicable. Some of the old laws against treason are no longer in force.
Similar: effective

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Español	en vigor, vigente
한국어	유효한 yuhyohan
中文	傾力 /倾力
Português	em vigor, vigente
Français	en vigueur
Deutsch	in Kraft
Italiano	vigente, in vigore
Ελληνικά	εν ισχύι en ischýi

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@misc{in_force_2026,
  title = {in force},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20force},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}