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willingly

[wil-ing-lee] / ˈwɪl ɪŋ li /


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We become, willingly or not, collaborators in its reconstruction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

This case presented a strikingly simple question: Does it violate a journalist’s First Amendment rights if they are arrested for requesting and publishing information that a government employee willingly hands over?

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

It is a sacrifice she made willingly, but she is under no illusions - not every fighter is lucky enough to have a family to catch them when they fall.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

But after all the games missed and all the opportunities lost during the past 10 months, Arenas would never willingly give up another.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

But that year was also the year that kids in his grade had started shifting into separate categories, some willingly and others not so willingly.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin




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