free wills

noun

plural of free will
as in choices
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions all of the workers at the homeless shelter are unpaid and are there of their own free will

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choices
Noun
  • Missing clubs, a broken hand, immense shame and embarrassment for a life’s worth of selfish choices — nothing can keep him off the course.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
  • Parenting advice has changed so much in even the last two decades that folks from older generations who raised seemingly healthy kids might feel left behind, embarrassed by their outdated opinions, or defensive of their own parenting choices.
    — Parents, Parents, 16 July 2026
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