involuntary
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Lithwick: Chase decided, in a very truncated opinion, that Turner’s apprenticeship violated the 13th Amendment’s prohibition of involuntary servitude and the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
“That raises the risk of industry capacity rationalization near term: either voluntary schedule reductions, or involuntary ones as airlines fall into bankruptcy,” Bernstein says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Jump in and your first reaction is the cold shock response, an involuntary gulp of up to a cubic foot of air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Earl Decastro, 47, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, unlawfully causing fire with great bodily injury and the illegal possession of more than 100 pounds of dangerous fireworks, according to the Orange County district attorney’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Her long tongue lashes one of her golden eyes, making me take an involuntary step back.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Vocabulary lists containing involuntary
13th Amendment (1865)
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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"The Treasure of Lemon Brown"
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