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loath

[lohth, lohth] / loʊθ, loʊð /


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Loath to have an on-air personality share his surname, the GM dubbed Fast Eddy Payne “Jimmy Rabbitt.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2020

Loath to go back to a nine-to-five, I answered a casting ad for a Santa Claus to work parties and private events.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2019

Loath as I am to dismiss anyone’s good old days, the story doesn’t translate well to a fancy restaurant.

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2018

A Prosecutor Loath to Say ‘Not Guilty’ The freedom walk of the recently imprisoned is unavoidably moving.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2013

Loath to take that risk, they spoke only to each other about their concerns, and the secret brought them closer.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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