volunteered
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He then volunteered to take part in the study but, like all the other participants, he still doesn't know whether he was given the experimental vaccine or a placebo alongside his immunotherapy treatment.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
"One of them showed symptoms seven days after arriving and was admitted to the Ebola treatment centre," said Bakikula, who volunteered to work at the facility after surviving Ebola herself.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
His son coaches for Palos Verdes, so he volunteered to shoot the games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Gehlen, who was sponsored by the Americans, volunteered a trove of intelligence on the Soviet Union amassed under the Nazis and went on to recruit members of the SS and the Gestapo who evaded denazification.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
I was faced again with the fact that I had held my hand up and volunteered to go to Central High without my parents' permission.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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