reluctantly
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Justice Madlanga stated that his sick note was "useless" and Mogotsi reluctantly returned for cross-examination in May.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Desperate for hard currency after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Castro reluctantly embraced tourism as a lifeline.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
A wary Tinseltown reluctantly coalesced around the Netflix bid, seeing it as the lesser of two evils, but Paramount's willingness to stump up ever greater sums eventually saw the streamer withdraw.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
A representative from his U.S. publisher has been sent to convince Dahl to issue a public apology, something his more conciliatory British publisher reluctantly agrees is necessary.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
She realized that her hand was still on the back of his neck, and she only reluctantly took it back.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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