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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'compulsion for' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are referring to an intense urge or force that prompts an action. For example, you could say, "The compulsion for adventure drove him to embark on a perilous journey."
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This is the compulsion for more killing".
Iannotti credits her father, a lifelong gardener, with passing along "an obsessive compulsion for heirloom vegetables".
The compulsion for a three-bird roast has hit the high-street, too.
The scheme falls short of compulsion for workers since they can opt out.
But without Europe there is no road map, no compulsion for further change.
As it is, we just get an addict substituting one compulsion for another.
The concern I had was the potential compulsion for the Church of England.
For an official in a starchy bureaucracy, Neville has a surprising compulsion for candor.
Paxman says there is no "constitutional compulsion" for ministers to appear.
Burnham's supporters will say that compulsion for adults is not an issue – that simply isn't true.
The book is a great example of how a compulsion for obsession can make for obsessively interesting art.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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