own accord
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The real Bambino, meanwhile, didn’t require chauffeuring; he eventually returned home of his own accord, unaware of the lengths to which humans had gone to retrieve him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Education authorities in Vienna said that "on the basis of the discussions held so far, the impression has emerged that the girls wish to wear the headscarf of their own accord".
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Police were eventually called to the scene before the bull left "of its own accord", he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
As for Saxon’s claims about being told to sleep in the bare concrete dwelling, Cherkasky insisted that the worker had done so of his own accord.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
His courage seemed suddenly to stiffen of its own accord.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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