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will

[wil] / wɪl /






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The Popinjay Cavalier will premiere at the Phoenix Theatre on 18 March 2027, with tickets starting from £25.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Consumer and producer price indexes and existing home sales data will provide a read on the economy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air estimates Russian oil companies will earn some $4.5 billion from the diesel deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

He added that the challenge for any "self-regulatory regime" is that "the good companies will do what you want".

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

If Joey is successful, the American and Filipino fighters will be able to liberate the prisoners at Santo Tomas.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Nationally, only about 30% of American adults have wills and only 11% have trusts, according to Trust & Will, an online estate-planning service.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

That war of wills ended with the Emirates ceding control of Bab el-Mandeb — along with the nearby island of Perim, where the Emirates had built a drone airbase — to Saudi Arabia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

I’m looking for general information regarding wills versus trusts.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

The chair of Jersey Fundraising Forum, Bethany Gallichan, said she understood some people were struggling, but added any money left in wills could be "transformational".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Fin-Kedinn met the old woman’s eyes, and for a moment there seemed to be a battle of wills between them.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The execution would be the first carried out by the U.S. military since 1961.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

This was all watched by an impassive City chief executive Ferran Soriano, but any notion their fans would turn on the owners was dispelled by a flag reading: 'In Khaldoon We Trust.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

With personalized pricing, some buyers would see higher prices and others lower ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Phillips says survival rates for childhood cancer in the UK are over 80% but that even quicker diagnosis would lead to less intensive treatments.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

“For the same reasons we would get rid of a Nazi symbol—it’s revolting and offensive.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

“Asha flew redeye after redeye, week after week, and willed that into reality,” said Porch co-founder and chief executive Matt Ehrlichman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

"I just knew I couldn't leave her... I know it sounds strange but I sort of willed myself back."

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Z, international man of mystery, exists because Oliver willed him into being during a March shoutout on “Last Week Tonight.”

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

On a night when his teammates struggled offensively, Brunson willed the Knicks to the series clinching victory, another gritty come-from-behind victory for a team that has made them a trademark.

From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026

“She collected marbles when she was young, and she has willed her entire collection to me.”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

I had been willing to do a book for five years, but I couldn’t really get published.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

"There's only so much that the end consumer is willing to eat," he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Later that month, Olsen stepped down, writing in an email to Quiñones that he was “no longer willing to participate in this matter” given the probe’s direction from Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

He said he had encountered people willing to compromise, but others who found it more difficult.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

I find it annoying that Dr. Crowchild’s plants always look so bright and healthy, while the one I’ve been trying to keep alive seems to fight against my efforts willing it to thrive.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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