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Its rapid-fire storytelling and plot twists kept viewers under compulsion for eight seasons, paving the way for several successful spinoffs.—James Mercadante, Cori Chapman, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024 Both the sirens and Proteus know much, if not all, that has happened upon the face of the earth, but whereas the sirens sing their song unbidden while taking the hearer’s life in return, Proteus under compulsion tells the hearer the proper animal sacrifice to offer to propitiate the gods.—Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books, 27 May 2021 The magazine Down To Earth reported several doctors in the country have admitted to prescribing the drug under compulsion, peer pressure or on patient’s demand, resulting in overuse at hospitals.—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 19 May 2021
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