A woman whose epilepsy was greatly improved by an experimental brain implant was devastated when she was forced to have it removed.
  • FlowVoid@midwest.socialEnglish
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    1 year ago

    She was advised to remove it.

    I think “forced” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. People use it to refer to unpleasant decisions, like “I was forced to leave New York City after I lost my job”.