loth
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I am loth to denigrate all Trump supporters as racists.
From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2019
Still, his institutionalist bent and relative moderation suggest he would be loth to upend a right several generations of American women have come to rely on.
From Economist • May 4, 2018
Couriers, meanwhile, were often loth to pay stiff premiums.
From Economist • Apr. 5, 2018
“I am loth to encourage people to complain,” she said.
From The Guardian • Jan. 18, 2018
The hobbits still remained in Minas Tirith, with Legolas and Gimli; for Aragorn was loth for the fellowship to be dissolved.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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