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volitions

noun

plural of volition

as in choices

the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions oftentimes the dialect we speak is completely beyond our volition

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the power, right, or opportunity to choose left the church of her own volition, not because she was excommunicated

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Recent Examples of volitions The problem of akrasia exists because humans, unlike other animals (or, at present, machines), have second-order volitions—the preference to have different preferences. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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Noun

While Butterball turkeys are still a popular option, people living in the Sacramento area have a bounty of bird choices.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Our fashion choices say much about our values, identity, and aspirations.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of choices

Noun

Wilson was more open to choice options like charter schools, crediting voters’ openness to her decisive primary win.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
District officials paused discussions of possible school closures and boundary changes in June, with plans to reassess those options in spring 2027 or later.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of options

Noun

But personnel conflicts, professional friction and workplace animosity between administrative staff, registers of wills and sitting jurists are human dynamics that can occur on any bench.

— Eric Wargotz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
Ana, a first-generation Mexican American teenager, fights for her independence and her curves in a war of wills with her mother.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of wills

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In the meantime, officials urged students to set up their refund preferences on Nelnet immediately to ensure their funds are delivered on time.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
For the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation, these findings underscore the importance of understanding Latino communities beyond population numbers or voting preferences.

— Oswaldo Alvarez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

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