willful
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But this is not, I believe, simply willful naivete, Erwin.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
On this front, too, Ms. Southon’s sardonic commentary is deployed against the willful blindness of previous generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
Some people personalize events excessively, resisting an external perspective, and since numbers and an impersonal view of the world are intimately related, this resistance contributes to an almost willful innumeracy.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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