begrudge
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Those concerns are legitimate, and I don’t begrudge anyone the security they have worked hard to build.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
It is difficult to begrudge a restaurant that calculation.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Nobody should begrudge a fighter for accepting a life-changing world-title shot, but bypassing the traditional British, Commonwealth and European route removes learning fights.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
I never begrudge anyone who is a millionaire or billionaire his money—he or she has developed vital products for the masses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
That approach had raised Oak Ridge from an unpopulated valley in remote Tennessee; when national security hung in the balance, as it did now, who would begrudge a few hundred thousand kilowatts?
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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You will be hard-pressed to find anyone who begrudges her absence from the celebrations; in more than seven decades of service, she has given so much.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2022
No one begrudges healthcare companies’ earning a fair profit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
“We all understand how imperative the men’s basketball tournament is to the structure of the N.C.A.A. — nobody begrudges that, we’re grateful for that,” she added.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2021
Of course, no one begrudges Ohio State employees a raise if their employer is so painlessly able to afford it.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 3, 2019
An incredible amount of property has been destroyed to-day; but no one begrudges it.
From A Confederate Girl's Diary by Sarah Morgan Dawson
Brey said he never begrudged Ryan passing on his first offer.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2022
It’s love, man, and the love is all around the nation from program to program, openly expressed where it used to be repressed if not begrudged.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2021
Bonds finished his tarnished career with 762, though Aaron never begrudged someone eclipsing his mark.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2021
What I begrudged was the certainty they exuded that they would succeed.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2019
Instead, they hardly paid and begrudged her every cent.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Canada’s history is a pendulum of violent rejection, reluctant acceptance, begrudging condescension and resigned cohabitation with America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The crowd, which greeted Paul with boos before settling into sullen, begrudging applause when prodded, is fully prepared for a distraction.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
In the hands of Gilroy and Luna, “Andor” billed itself over two seasons as the begrudging rise of a revolutionary.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025
Refusing, he drags a begrudging, living, Wolverine into his timeline in a bid to save the day.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
I left the shop wearing a pair of rubber boots so large my sneakers fit inside and so heavy it was difficult to keep up with my begrudging guide.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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