willfully

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The provision allows for damages of up to $500 per violation, or $1,500 per violation if a court finds that a company acted willfully or knowingly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

To demand more seems to be willfully obtuse, more like a social media shame ritual than anything useful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

But a source told the BBC: "To argue publicly that there was just one complaint is willfully misleading. They were presented to London in one dossier, but there were multiple complaints."

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

“Any honest evaluation of that evidence would validate strongly keeping the endangerment finding in place, and the arguments for removing it are ideologically driven, willfully ignoring the evidence that’s out there,” Field said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

When I asked her once why she didn’t walk to the gym and do five minutes less on the treadmill, she looked at me as if I were being willfully provocative.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson