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This can happen voluntarily - where people agree to leave the UK in return for financial or travel assistance - or involuntarily, when people are detained and escorted out of the country by immigration officers.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Accompanying that rage was a fresh explosion of ignorance about Tourette syndrome, the condition that caused Davidson to tic involuntarily throughout last Sunday’s ceremony.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

The slur was involuntarily blurted by John Davidson, whose life experience dealing with Tourette syndrome inspired the film “I Swear.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The risk is that if the borrower leaves their employer, voluntarily or involuntarily, and can’t repay the loan, then the remaining loan balance may be treated as a distribution that is subject to income tax.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

I shuddered involuntarily, and clung instinctively closer to my blind but beloved master.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë