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Recent Examples of unwilling The Patriots were seeking a third-round draft pick for Judon and Poles was unwilling to pay that price without signing the 2025 free agent to a contract extension. Phil Rogers, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 The rising European criticism comes as the United States appears either unable or unwilling to put significant pressure on Israel just weeks ahead of the presidential election in November, experts said. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024 Yet even freed from the burden of campaigning following his July withdrawal from the race, the president has since proven unwilling, or unable, to control the risks of spiraling conflict in the region. Andrew Payne, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024 And so, the teams unable (or unwilling) to pony up Soto-level cash could settle for Santander, whose 44 homers this season gives him 105 over the past three seasons combined. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unwilling 
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Adjective
  • Israeli authorities have caused a forced displacement of Palestinian people in Gaza to an extent that constitutes war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday.
    Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Abbott avoids this by allowing its characters to simply exist without turning situations into a forced anthropological presentation.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Those who prefer the polite style may struggle to convey romantic interest in ways that feel exciting or spontaneous, leading to slower relational development.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • As the sun sets, New York invites spontaneous adventures, from moonlit strolls in Central Park to late-night escapades in chic speakeasies.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • The defense contends the June 2022 shooting was accidental.
    Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Since Prince died from an accidental fentanyl overdose in 2016, Tyka and her half-siblings had been engaged in a yearslong legal disagreement over the handling of the seven-time Grammy winner’s estate.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Unwilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwilling. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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