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He joked about the member of British parliament who is held "hostage" when the King speaks at Westminster – and wondered whether anyone in Congress had volunteered for such a job today.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Hope, 20, had volunteered to stay at a nearby hotel because my mother’s house was stuffed with out-of-town relatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Jacobi had volunteered to help bring Kirk to campus.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025

Founder Cori Thomas, a playwright and screenwriter, had volunteered at the prison for years, and wanted a way to show her Hollywood peers the "exceptional work" being made in San Quentin.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

By midnight on Tuesday evening, more than fifty undergraduates had volunteered.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler