willed
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"It is pure intention: if there is chaos, it is authored chaos: if it is ugly, it is designed ugliness; if it is absurd, it is willed absurdity."
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
He didn’t wander into greatness: he pursued it, willed it, achieved it.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026
I have willed her 100% of my estate.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
It’s that balance sometimes between wanting to get to something, explore something, but also letting it go and allowing something to emerge that is not willed.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
She willed all her confidence into her voice—all her love for the metal dragon and everything he’d done for them.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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