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Eastwood plays the title character, a man reluctantly drawn into the Confederate side of the Civil War after the slaughter of his family.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Ghadir reluctantly did so, and that night her entire building was destroyed in an air strike.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
The first season introduced Russell’s Kate Wyler as a seasoned foreign service officer who has her sights set on taking a post in Afghanistan but is reluctantly enlisted by the White House to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom in order to quietly prep her to become vice president.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Under increasing political pressure, Adams has reluctantly started parting with some of his most problematic confidants.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Ghadir reluctantly did so, and that night her entire building was destroyed in an air strike.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
The first season introduced Russell’s Kate Wyler as a seasoned foreign service officer who has her sights set on taking a post in Afghanistan but is reluctantly enlisted by the White House to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom in order to quietly prep her to become vice president.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Under increasing political pressure, Adams has reluctantly started parting with some of his most problematic confidants.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Reluctantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reluctantly. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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