grudging
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Over the years, Busch’s rambunctious ways earned him as many grudging admirers as detractors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
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
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
His Daily News relentlessly covered the issues around the police beating of Rodney King and the Rampart police corruption scandal, winning sometimes grudging admiration from The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024
I too appear as something of a stranger in these early memories: watchful and grudging, oddly silent.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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