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willfully

[wil-fuh-lee] / ˈwɪl fə li /




ADVERB
intentionally
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By Sony’s telling, Cox willfully refused to cut these alleged music thieves off from its service because it didn’t want to lose their business.

From The Wall Street Journal

They play-act peering into the minds and hearts of the founders while willfully missing the points, about exercising judicial impartiality, disclosing potential conflicts of interest and honoring our cornerstone separation of church and state.

From Salon

The effort it takes to oppose him is overwhelming and watching the entire Republican establishment willfully deny reality and supplicate themselves to this con man in order to achieve power for themselves is profoundly dispiriting.

From Salon

They are also accused of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, intentionally directing acts against a civilian population, persecution, and willfully causing great suffering.

From Seattle Times

What could not be earned by activist litigation is now willfully lent by academic legitimacy.

From Seattle Times