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Adjective
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These circumstances might include voluntary or involuntary job loss, a reduction in hours worked, transition between jobs, death, divorce and other life events.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025 -
In April 2025, the IRS began implementing a RIF that resulted in involuntary staffing cuts across multiple offices and job categories.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Traffic stops represent the most common nonvoluntary interaction between citizens and police officers in the U.S.—
Derek Epp,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2023
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Of the 59 CEOs who departed S&P 500 firms last year, 30.5% were let go on a nonvoluntary basis, up from 22.1% in 2017, according to the Conference Board's 2019 CEO Succession Practices report.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2019
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“Unwilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwilled. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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