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willfully

[wil-fuh-lee] / ˈwɪl fə li /




ADVERB
intentionally
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A jury found in March that Meta willfully violated state consumer-protection laws.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

This is a willfully ignorant reading of the current reality of the country’s electoral politics, but Anthony Liuzzo was unsurprised by it.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

“They willfully participated in his scams. They deserved to lose every penny,” another user wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Until we can all get on the same page about the ways in which we are willfully misunderstanding each other and calling it discourse, it won’t get better.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

He was not given to conspiracy theories or believing that the U.S. government willfully committed human rights violations.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers


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