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While some shippers may be willing to keep paying a fee to access the strait, “we suspect that a number of Western companies will be unwilling to do so,” she added.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

“I think it’s caused a lot of people to be unwilling to pull the trigger on buying a house,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

And without a pressing geopolitical threat, Congress may be unwilling to spend more on space exploration, as it did during the 1960s with the Apollo program, Forczyk said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

It is thought China would be unwilling to openly violate these sanctions by accepting a fresh tranche of workers.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024

Booth suspects that Atzerodt may be unwilling to go along with the new plot.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly




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