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willpower

[wil-poh-er] / ˈwɪlˌpoʊ ər /


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It’s much easier to stock a supportive fridge, prep a few flexible building blocks and make healthy food genuinely delicious than it is to rely solely on willpower.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

As Ro Chief Executive Officer Zach Reitano puts it in an interview: “No one in the world has more willpower than Serena Williams.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

"We must fight to be truly free, and that can only be achieved through willpower."

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Keeping pre-cut fruit within reach in the refrigerator or placing sweets out of sight can support long-term goals without requiring constant willpower.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

As though sheer willpower was enough to suspend her children’s childhoods until she could afford to have them living with her.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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