by choice
idiom
variants
or less commonly out of choice
: because one wants to
I live here by choice.
No one forced them to do it. They acted out of choice.
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Consumers overwhelmed by choice and bombarded by hyper-personalized offers will look for ways to cut through the noise and find trusted brands to stick with.
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Aubrie Pagano, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Now there are thousands of people in the market and not by choice.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
After Season 5, Michaels left the show, not entirely by choice.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Greenland may indeed opt for independence from Denmark, leaving it free to join the US by choice.
—Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 9 Jan. 2025
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Aubrie Pagano, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Now there are thousands of people in the market and not by choice.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
After Season 5, Michaels left the show, not entirely by choice.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Greenland may indeed opt for independence from Denmark, leaving it free to join the US by choice.
—Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 9 Jan. 2025
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“By choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20choice. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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