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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

Native Americans were forcibly removed from their lands in the development of this nation and enslaved people were brought to America involuntarily.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2026

“Heh heh,” mumbled Holly, in the second before the troll convulsed involuntarily.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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