begrudge
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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
No one would begrudge Trout for living year-round along the Orange County coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
No one — not your brother, who relies on you, nor your parents, who are long gone — should or, I hope, would begrudge you the time for your own passions and pursuits.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 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
“I don’t think there is anybody at Chuck E. Cheese who begrudges doing this,” he added.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2024
Nobody begrudges Watkins’ success because she still seems so darned untainted by it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
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
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
All of this makes it strange to contemplate Pratt as a case of a man begrudged yet still watched for the same reason: his averageness.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2022
He should not be begrudged a desire to be paid his worth.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2021
Bonds finished his tarnished career with 762, though Aaron never begrudged someone eclipsing his mark.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2021
Hicks said few begrudged him getting his name on the Cup after just three NHL games.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2018
Instead, they hardly paid and begrudged her every cent.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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
What do you think America will witness first: a female president or our begrudging acknowledgment of Britain’s cheekiest pop icon?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 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
Vocabulary lists containing begrudge
Grade 9, List 6
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