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Their disparate approaches must reluctantly come together to find the child within the first 48 hours (after which the chances of finding her alive decrease drastically).
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
In 2021, the French government reluctantly agreed to repatriate 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey (present-day Benin) carted off by French colonial troops in the late 1800s.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
And while these gals reluctantly posing for a photo are strong contenders for queens of the category, this gentleman entered the race strong with his own sartorial commentary.
—Julie Klausner, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
The latter saves the former from a hungry crocodile, and despite the insistence of the pride’s king, Obasi (Lennie James), that strays are not welcome, Mufasa is reluctantly allowed in.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
In 2021, the French government reluctantly agreed to repatriate 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey (present-day Benin) carted off by French colonial troops in the late 1800s.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
And while these gals reluctantly posing for a photo are strong contenders for queens of the category, this gentleman entered the race strong with his own sartorial commentary.
—Julie Klausner, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
The latter saves the former from a hungry crocodile, and despite the insistence of the pride’s king, Obasi (Lennie James), that strays are not welcome, Mufasa is reluctantly allowed in.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Reluctantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reluctantly. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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