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will

[wil] / wɪl /






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In 2032, benefits will be cut by 26%, according to the Congressional Budget Office, the nonpartisan federal agency that provides Congress with independent analysis of budgetary and economic issues.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

“As long as there’s opportunities, of course we will enter a market,” Changan’s Zhao said of Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Future studies will investigate whether blocking PD-L2 is safe and can deliver meaningful health benefits in humans.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The jump, which will go into effect in January, is also the largest increase since 2023.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Perhaps you will be our fairy godmother,” she says.

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

John Michel, from the charity, said it was "very special" to be recognised in wills and it was "really quite inspiring when someone local" made what could be a "transformational" move.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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

He only said “Heaven wills it,” and he accepted flood and drought with meekness.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck

Wall Street forecasts earnings per share of 28.89 new Taiwanese dollars, which would be an increase from 17.44 this time last year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Both facilities would be at GlobalFoundries’ Malta, N.Y., site.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

They wanted to determine whether carrying extra weight during development would change how efficiently the birds moved once they matured.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Social Security’s inflation protection is really valuable. Without the COLA, today’s 90-year-olds would get only about half as much in Social Security as they get today,” Romig said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Whenever I would cry about something or have a bad day, she’d hug me and I’d inhale that scent.

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

He's very strong willed and that's his decision.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 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

Knowledge of current events, geography, and simple concepts like the law of supply and demand have been crowded out by willed ignorance and motivated reasoning.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026

I squeezed my eyes shut and willed Mama and Aunt Goldie to decide that this was a bad idea.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

One factor that drove home prices down back then was that some homeowners had so little equity in their homes that they were willing to hand back the keys to their lenders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Andrew has been described by some of the artists he’s worked with as a producer willing to kick ass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Iran's ambassador to the UK, Seyed Ali Mousavi, said Tehran was not involved and was willing to cooperate with British authorities.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Regular home sellers weren’t willing to budge on prices, so competition from the existing home market was low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Finally, willing myself into action, I jogged silently down the path that led around the outer edge of the Academy next to the wall.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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