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grudging

[gruhj-ing] / ˈgrʌdʒ ɪŋ /


























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The other big thing is that in America we also have a kind of grudging admiration for the P.T.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

It’s a connection, a Gazan journalist said, that Witkoff also made with Hamas leaders, being in the unlucky “club of parents who have lost children,” and, this person said, it won him their grudging respect.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

The strikes have drawn grudging recognition from Russian military analysts.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

A "grudging" acknowledgment that he had handled the UK's response to the Iran war well had been soured by the Lord Mandelson saga, they said.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

It watched her as she thought, then made a grudging concession.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi


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