loath
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This aligns with the developments in the race, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who was loath to get involved in the race, jumped in to endorse Stevens late in the contest.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
And we definitely didn’t want to lose the one nonbinary character in the show — a terrible trope we were loath to fuel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Gen. Sherman Miles, chief of America’s Military Intelligence Division in 1941, later called prewar America a “country loath to admit the danger it faced.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Buffett is loath to criticize Berkshire employees, but was lavish in his praise of former investment manager Lou Simpson External link, who beat the market.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Those with clean tubs simply had not yet transferred the scum from their persons, and Sarai was loath to perch her moths on them.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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Julius Caesar
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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