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Scalar forcing alongside turbulence forcing leads to greater values of turbulent burning velocity and flame surface area in comparison to unforced simulations for globally fuel-lean mixtures. The sustained unburned gas mixture inhomogeneity changes the percentage shares of back- and front-supported flame elements in comparison to unforced simulations, and this effect is particularly apparent for high turbulence intensities. Scalar forcing does not significantly affect the heat release rates due to different modes of combustion and the micro-mixing rate within the flame characterised by scalar dissipation rate of the reaction progress variable. 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