loath
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I’m loath to close up shop and sell off the pieces of my life’s work as scrap for pennies on the dollar, but at this point, I see no other option.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026
With the man on death’s door, Woodhall was loath to operate; after all, amputation was dangerous business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Paez, who left Venezuela several years ago as inflation spiraled and crime spiked, has grandchildren in Spain and said he would be loath to leave them.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 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
I am loath to think it, and indeed it would be almost as great a marvel as the other to find that Van Helsing was mad; but anyhow I shall watch him carefully.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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Julius Caesar
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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