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willful

[wil-fuhl] / ˈwɪl fəl /




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How to explain such a willful disregard for the way that people experience space?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

According to the suit, the disclosure of tax-return forms “was either willful or a result of gross negligence.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

Video footage of his killing taken from multiple angles shows this to be a willful lie.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

Since when did that stop a willful kid?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

And Arya ... he missed her even more than Robb, skinny little thing that she was, all scraped knees and tangled hair and tom clothes, so fierce and willful.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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