volition
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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
Her volition and intention don’t matter because an artist who is in on the joke makes hating less fun for the thoughtless critic.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026
We spend more time with coworkers than friends, but that’s out of obligation, not volition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
The door of the flat opens of its own volition, locks falling open and hinges swinging wildly.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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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