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If those tactics don’t work, more of them are unwillingly becoming landlords.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Some people expressed indignation and concern that a passenger could be bumped off a ship unwillingly.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Another piece of himself he unwillingly gave to an audience.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2024

In Cielo’s compromised position, as she becomes unwillingly privy to the magnitude of the entrenched corruption and intimidation around her, Mihai conveys an overwhelming, nearly inescapable despair.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2023

Slowly Gollum raised his eyes and looked unwillingly into Faramir’s.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien