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McCain left her job as co-host of “The View” of her own volition after a contentious stint on the daytime talk show.

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In that case the BBC understands a doctor did return to work under their own volition.

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Like his character, washed-up Formula One racer Sonny Hayes, Pitt is returning to the grandest version of this race by his own volition, with his own set of rules.

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His lawyer had argued that he was betrayed by his deputies who had acted on their own volition and hid their wrongdoing from him.

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Spooky Meter: 4/5 This is the only location on our list where the reporter experienced potentially paranormal activity, when a martini glass slid across the table seemingly of its own volition.

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