be loath
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Many people with Ph.D.s in social sciences and humanities don’t want to work in business, and businesses may be loath to hire them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Arbitrators who are employed time and time again by the same companies with a large number of contracts that require arbitration may be loath to rule against them and lose out on their next paycheck.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026
A long-time proponent of independence for his Flemish-speaking region, he would be loath to relinquish the post of prime minister after years of questing for the top job.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
As one ruling-coalition member of parliament recently described, Adams would be the rare U.S. ambassador with whom Malaysian politicians would be loath to pose for photos.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2025
Cora thought that the whites would be loath to give up their freedoms, even in the name of security.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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