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Adjective
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True personal data sovereignty requires systems that make compelled access technically impossible, not merely contractually discouraged.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The parasympathetic nervous system is the part of your autonomic nervous system that controls involuntary bodily functions.—
Mélanie Defouilloy,
Vogue,
6 June 2026
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Tourette is a highly misunderstood neurological disorder; its most significant symptoms are involuntary and unwanted tics — either physical or vocal, the Tourette Association of America explains.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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Traffic stops represent the most common nonvoluntary interaction between citizens and police officers in the U.S.—
Derek Epp,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2023
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Of the 59 CEOs who departed S&P 500 firms last year, 30.5% were let go on a nonvoluntary basis, up from 22.1% in 2017, according to the Conference Board's 2019 CEO Succession Practices report.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2019
Adjective
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Such coerced displacement did not — and could not — extinguish rights guaranteed by a still-valid agreement.—
Shaun Chapoose,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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Russia has targeted the children through coerced adoption and family separation, forcing them to speak the Russian language and take on its cultural identity and customs — what’s known as Russification.—
Shahrzad Rasekh,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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“Unwilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwilled. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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