volition
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“Rudy Sahay worked at Guggenheim nearly 12 years ago…and left of his own volition to pursue a different business model at Aquarian,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
When people don’t feel under pressure, they are more likely to seek advice of their own volition, and to recommend a trusted adviser to their friends and family.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
The Colbert who leaves “The Late Show” this week — not of his own volition — is and isn’t the same Colbert who took it over.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
This is the stuff that usually ends in short order with a resignation, either of the member’s own volition or at the speaker’s insistence.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2026
But as she sat there amid her guests, she felt the old ennui overtaking her, the hopelessness which so often assailed her, which came upon her like an obsession, like something extraneous, independent of volition.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Vocabulary lists containing volition
To Kill a Mockingbird
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The Things They Carried
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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