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The author cites Roosevelt’s critics prominently, and his own approval is grudging and qualified.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

However, overall global headcount has grown from 43,000 to 45,000 since 2023 and union sources say there is "grudging respect" for Mr Erginbilgic.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

But that kind of institutional change is grudging.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2022

But the president’s deputy assistant is grudging and misses some crucial dimensions of his infinitely complex and contradictory boss.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2015

The spirit of his work is grudging, sneering, contemptuous, and pitifully peddling. 

From Essays in Little by Lang, Andrew