free will

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No machine has free will, conscience, spiritual depth, the capacity for love, or the ability to grow through hardship, sacrifice and contemplation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Those who do not subscribe and opt to use TikTok for free will see personalised ads.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Medically assisted dying is allowed in Germany under certain conditions, the outlet said, for people who are legally capable and acting of their own free will.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

"But if she doesn't, then God says everybody has free will, and so that doesn't cause a problem for me."

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

“Those radishes are pretty,” I say, in return for the gift she’s made me, of her own free will.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood