reluctant
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"I can sort of understand why teachers might be reluctant to let somebody out at the beginning of a class right after break," Ben added.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Meg finds a friend in the book’s second narrator, the 24-year-old “churchy and chinless” Birdina “Birdie” Calhoun, a reluctant visitor to Oxford.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
He is accompanied on his reluctant journey to the finish line with a group of characters who by turns torment and placate him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
The War Powers Act has historically proven difficult to enforce, with courts generally reluctant to intervene in disputes between Congress and the White House over military action.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Hermes found the two sitting side by side, Persephone shrinking away, reluctant because she longed for her mother.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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