willingness
Example Sentences
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America will remain immensely powerful, but its ability and willingness to act in this way seems increasingly debatable.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
The Emirates has long had a high appetite for foreign policy risk and a willingness to use military power to advance its interests in the region.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The union said it was "utterly disgusted" by what it described as the government's willingness to compromise Kenya's national biosecurity in exchange for foreign aid.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The hajj's last day is also the start of Eid al-Adha, the festival celebrating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son before the angel Gabriel intervened and offered him a goat in Ishmael's place.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
There are answers to these questions, but they are difficult to swallow when millions of Americans have displayed a willingness to elect a black man president of the United States.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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