by choice
idiom
variants
or less commonly out of choice
: because one wants to
I live here by choice.
No one forced them to do it. They acted out of choice.
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Creditors the world over rely on credit ratings to evaluate and price bonds—some by choice, others by regulation.
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Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The top four finishers would head to the general election, where voters would rank them by choice.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
Single 40-Year-Old Woman Told She Was Too Old To Have A Baby Becomes ‘Solo Mom’
By Daniella Gray
Family and Parenting Reporter
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Just before her 41st birthday, a woman in the U.K. decided to start in vitro fertilization (IVF) and become a solo mother by choice.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The traditional business model is that employees retire at 60-65 years old, either by choice or executive turnover.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The top four finishers would head to the general election, where voters would rank them by choice.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
Single 40-Year-Old Woman Told She Was Too Old To Have A Baby Becomes ‘Solo Mom’
By Daniella Gray
Family and Parenting Reporter
1
Just before her 41st birthday, a woman in the U.K. decided to start in vitro fertilization (IVF) and become a solo mother by choice.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The traditional business model is that employees retire at 60-65 years old, either by choice or executive turnover.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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“By choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20choice. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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