willingness
Example Sentences
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Rowbottom’s willingness to move toward culturally uncomfortable material is central to her work, he stressed, treating so-called lowbrow or feminine cultural obsessions not as guilty pleasures, but as material worthy of literary merit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
America will remain immensely powerful, but its ability and willingness to act in this way seems increasingly debatable.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 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
I thought, Shouldn’t Mrs. Bigio be grateful for my willingness to help?
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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