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Recent Examples of volition One part of the equation lies in designing AI systems that support agency amid AI, and coach the individual ability and volition for critical thinking. Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 In the footage, she is seen randomly lurching, seemingly not of her own volition. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2025 Hudson ultimately exited the December festivities, but not of her own volition. Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025 This finding underscored the central role of volition—of human agency—in fertility patterns. Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for volition
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Noun
  • This grew far beyond the typical choice routes coming out of the backfield.
    Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Red twig dogwood Red twig dogwood is another great choice.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Another con was having fewer options in rural or suburban regions.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • If not covered, check alternative options like FEMA assistance or other reimbursement programs.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bitcoin will probably indeed come to save us from fiat money, and thereby restore normal portfolio preferences across the board, including in real estate.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Even while rejecting many of the Administration’s demands, Harvard has in recent months made moves that share something of the flavor of the Administration’s preferences, beyond addressing antisemitism.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Volition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volition. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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