willingly
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After coming out of high school as a five-star recruit and spending two seasons starting at Nebraska, Raiola willingly accepted a demotion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Both have done so willingly, but not obliviously to the financial and other strains that couples have put on them and other guests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
It’s a defense so potentially good, defensive tackle Aaron Donald willingly threw himself back into the grind after two years out of the game to join it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Candidates or senators who willingly falsify financial disclosures can be fined up to $50,000 or prosecuted for making a false statement to the government, a felony.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Then, less willingly than Bilbo, Frodo told of all his dealings with the Ring from the day that it passed into his keeping.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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