grudging
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Sir John Wolfenden, whose 1957 inquiry concluded that sex between men should be decriminalised, was a committed Anglican, and his recommendation was couched in grudging terms.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
Many Western officials view Yermak with a grudging respect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
I don’t know if the government’s grudging confession of error played a role in the full court’s decision.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025
They butt heads, but, wild guess, they’ll come to form a grudging mutual respect.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025
Every mouthful of food was an acute positive pleasure, now that it was truly their own food, produced by themselves and for themselves, not doled out to them by a grudging master.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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