1
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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as in options
the power, right, or opportunity to choose
left the church of her own volition, not because she was excommunicated
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Noun
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General Daily Insight for March 18, 2026 Fresh starts ask for thoughtful, gentle choices.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026 -
For anyone in the 62-to-70 window who is already making consequential financial choices about healthcare coverage and retirement income, this is another lever worth pulling.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These tools promise new creative options.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Riders have two options, 100K and 64K, scheduled for June 13 this year.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The register of wills collects and manages inheritance tax — a tax paid by heirs who receive money, property or other assets from the estate of a deceased person.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2026
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The report about the bust at the Basilica of Sant’Agnese fuori le Mura was published by Valentina Salerno, who undertook a decade of research into notarial records, inventories, wills, and correspondence, paired with stylistic analysis to connect the sculpture to Michelangelo.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
12 Mar. 2026
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Along the way, Amazon could gain a wealth of new data about users only available through mobile phones combined with purchase history and content preferences.—
Greg Bensinger,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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For her part, Jaques posited that the AI systems' language-altering behavior could be a result of how they are currently trained, which might reward the manipulation of graders’ preferences.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Volitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volitions. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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