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grudgingly

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Recent Examples of grudgingly Perhaps fittingly for such a demonized woman, Zosia is giving up her secrets grudgingly. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 The department, after criticism from the judge for sloppy legal work, grudgingly withdrew the subpoenas last month. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026 The president has even admitted, however grudgingly, that only Congress can create new election standards. — James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026 The idea is to build a party that manages to unite (and to do so more than grudgingly) across its various wings, much as the opposition in Hungary did to defeat Viktor Orbán and now, hopefully, to stamp out Orbánism. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 16 July 2026 For the past 250 years, the country has, sometimes grudgingly, overcome those obstacles. — Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 Brands spend enormous sums trying to capture attention, yet sport is one of the few places where it is genuinely given rather than grudgingly captured. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Producers and consumers adapted — some voluntarily, others under duress, some defensively and grudgingly, some creatively and aggressively. — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 That was how Dad wanted to keep it, and we kids came to agree, if grudgingly. — John Archibald, Southern Living, 11 June 2026

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The Archbishop O’Hara Hall of Famer sought other opportunities, but eventually turned down an offer to start Baker’s program a year later, after Gillette begrudgingly recommended her for the job.

— PJ Green August 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
With the move begrudgingly goes the devices (and online social lives) that dominate the attention of their kids, Beth (Billie Gadsdon), Joe (Phoenix Laroche) and Fran (Delilah Bennett-Cardy).

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

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In the early 2020s, when Turkey entered into a contract to sell TB2s to Algeria’s neighbor and rival, Morocco, Algiers reacted angrily.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
In this case, in responding angrily to Ronson in writing, Donnelly gave the agency an opening to question his credibility, fairly or not.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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