by choice
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Join us on a time-travel adventure to the ’90s: If you’ve recently been paralyzed by choice or felt overconnected but underinvested in your friendships, Slate has an antidote for you.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
The feeling was familiar among her Los Angeles peers, many of whom had spent their 20s and 30s prioritizing other ambitions while delaying, whether by choice or economic necessity, conventional markers of adulthood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Whether by choice or because they’ve finally had it with the brutal hiring landscape, some are leaving the workforce completely.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
I lived in my red Toyota hatchback by choice, to clear my head.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
We were linked by nature, I said, but we were proud of each other by choice.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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