involuntary
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Tourette syndrome is a neurological condition that causes people to make involuntary sounds or movements, known as tics.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
That includes an Orange County mother, who faces an involuntary manslaughter charge after her son allegedly struck an 81-year-old man with an electric motorcycle.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
He had just been sent away on an involuntary midseason vacation, and he wanted Chaney to come to the lobby and help him hail a taxi.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
While Tourette syndrome has many complex symptoms, “I Swear” focuses largely on coprolalia, a symptom affecting approximately 10% of individuals with Tourette’s and manifests in the involuntary use of obscene language.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
The boy cleared his throat, barked and then said, “Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder that causes involuntary motor or oral tics.”
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
Vocabulary lists containing involuntary
13th Amendment (1865)
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