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reluctantly

[ri-luhk-tuhnt-lee] / rɪˈlʌk tənt li /


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Then he reluctantly answers a phone call from his ex-girlfriend as he’s making his way up from underground and she tells him she’s pregnant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

It took until 2019, a year before the company went public, for Karp to — reluctantly — add a sales team to the company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

The challenge that Karki -- a 73-year-old former chief justice who reluctantly left retirement to lead the nation -- now faces will be managing the reaction to results.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

I’m no Luddite, though I did cling to my BlackBerry, with its winning Lilliputian keyboard, surrendering reluctantly to an iPhone only when the BlackBerry became extinct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

“Number, please,” I say, as Helen turns reluctantly back to her own switchboard and picks up her own headset.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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