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[wil] / wɪl /






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What’s laid before the viewer will never be the whole picture.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

We will never be so financially lucky again.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Maybe you’re craving another doc that will turn itself inside-out, revealing an underbelly of broken mirrors.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

If a tree falls down, someone else will pick it up.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

She hopes he will decide to switch specialties and study leprosy instead.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

That war of wills ended with the Emirates ceding control of Bab el-Mandeb — along with the nearby island of Perim, where the Emirates had built a drone airbase — to Saudi Arabia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

"This is fantastic news for wildlife and a wonderful example of how gifts in wills can create lasting change for nature," Jeff Sim of Staffordshire Wildlife Trust said.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

John Michel, from the charity, said it was "very special" to be recognised in wills and it was "really quite inspiring when someone local" made what could be a "transformational" move.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Our AI afterlife preferences will also start appearing in more wills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

The other brothers, Albert and Benjamin, led more private lives and left behind little history aside from their wills and land deeds.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Soon she met Ross and Chávez and her life’s path would be set.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

So we did what you’re “supposed” to do in certain socioeconomic spheres after you’ve gotten married and had a kid: We decided we would make our family an island unto itself.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Her mother, a hotel operator, believed in public service and would not let the poorest guests go hungry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

We assumed that our journey would be the same, that this house would be the first of many we’d attempt, and then fail, to acquire.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

And no one here on the south side would be shocked if any of these symbols were found on members of our county sheriff’s department.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

“Asha flew redeye after redeye, week after week, and willed that into reality,” said Porch co-founder and chief executive Matt Ehrlichman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

He had willed it into existence in his characteristic way, fast and without faultfinding inspectors to impede his vision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Z, international man of mystery, exists because Oliver willed him into being during a March shoutout on “Last Week Tonight.”

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

On a night when his teammates struggled offensively, Brunson willed the Knicks to the series clinching victory, another gritty come-from-behind victory for a team that has made them a trademark.

From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026

His breath was foul-smelling, and Claire willed herself not to step back in disgust.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

“You have to be willing to compromise — not your art or your dignity but compromise your time,” John says, “in the hopes that you can pursue a career in music because it’s very competitive.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

In fact, landlords preferred to rent to Haitians who were willing to pay higher prices, and even withdrew 200 properties from a federal housing-voucher program for low-income families.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

“We have very hard limits in terms of what we’re willing to do, and what we’re not willing to do, and are sticking to that,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

"I was very excited to be able to see players actively calling that out, and willing to begin taking action towards addressing it."

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The stakes had changed, and feeling dumb in front of my peers was a price I was willing to pay.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin


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