involuntarily
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It’s that my body sometimes performs similar, involuntarily reactions in both cases.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
The memories may be stored in a way that makes them return involuntarily and without conscious control.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
This can happen voluntarily - where people agree to leave the UK in return for financial or travel assistance - or involuntarily, when people are detained and escorted out of the country by immigration officers.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
On Tuesday a civil jury concluded that Lodes resigned involuntarily due to his reporting of a hostile workplace and was awarded the multimillion-dollar payment as compensation for his emotional damages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Finally, almost involuntarily, she said out loud, "Win some. Lose some."
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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