free will
Example Sentences
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Moments before a cosmic event leaves Carol and 12 others alone in retaining their free will, she expresses resentment for being trapped in a cycle of incredible success.
From Salon
“And people want to be able to make the choice — of their own free will — to make a wager on a sports event, like almost all of our surrounding states.”
From Seattle Times
We are socialized to believe that, as adults, our food choices are a direct result of free will and of freedom of choice.
From Salon
Auerbach’s new work emerged from no less heady a quandary than the existence of free will.
From New York Times
Einstein, too, believed that specific causes must have specific, nonrandom effects, and he doubted the existence of free will.
From Scientific American
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