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Last Saturday, it issued a voluntary recall related to certain chicken products sold in foodservice channels.

This was a voluntary repossession; the owner was giving it back.

China has introduced a voluntary system this year but there are fears about its likely use by the police to track online activity.

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The three-year ban commenced on 19 April - when Chepngetich accepted a voluntary provisional suspension - with the athlete's results, awards, titles, appearance and prize money since 14 March forfeited.

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The charity behind Manchester Pride has now confirmed it's gone into voluntary liquidation - a formal process for shutting down organisations that have run out of cash.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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