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look at this dictionary entry.
coerce \koh-urs\\ verb coercing, coerced 1. to make someone do something by force or threat: the workers supposedly agreed to a pay cut, but in reality they were coerced. 2. to get something by using force or threat: the suspect claimed that his confession had been coerced. — from latin (coercere)
which sentence uses the word coerce correctly?
in 2014, the united nations claimed that sudan had coerced dozens of eritrean refugees into returning to their home country.
kinsley was initially ambivalent about attending the museums exhibit of preserved organs, but she was finally coerced to go after reading rave review in the local newspaper.
The dictionary defines "coerce" as making someone do something by force or threat. The first sentence uses it to describe forcing refugees to return (matches the definition). The second sentence uses "coerced" for a change of mind due to positive reviews, which is not force/threat—incorrect usage.
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In 2014, the United Nations claimed that Sudan had coerced dozens of Eritrean refugees into returning to their home country.