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willful

[wil-fuhl] / ˈwɪl fəl /




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It also has threatened to suspend State Farm’s license over the alleged violations, which each carry a penalty of up to $5,000 — or twice that figure if found to be willful.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

The narrative possibilities of willful forgetting allow Balda’s wool-clad characters to extend themselves far past the boundaries of George’s field and into the hearts of younger and older viewers alike.

From Salon May 25, 2026

The willful failure to file a tax return is a misdemeanor.

From MarketWatch Apr. 6, 2026

Jurors convicted Goldstein on 12 of the 16 counts against him, including tax evasion, willful failure to timely pay taxes and lying to mortgage lenders.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 25, 2026

And I dismissed the Nation of Islam’s demand for a separate black economy in America, which I had also heard before, as willful, and even mischievous, nonsense.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin




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