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Educational institutions could rapidly (and reluctantly) shift toward AI providing personalized instruction at scale, reducing demand for costly faculty, support staff and physical infrastructure.
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Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
In addition, two thirds of workers would not work for an employer that does not take DEI seriously, or would only do so reluctantly.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Wilson co-stars as Ben, a medical courier whom Ritchson’s character must reluctantly protect.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Punk had to dispatch Drew McIntyre and reluctantly give a helping hand to Reigns before the long-building match with Rollins took place.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
In addition, two thirds of workers would not work for an employer that does not take DEI seriously, or would only do so reluctantly.
—Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Wilson co-stars as Ben, a medical courier whom Ritchson’s character must reluctantly protect.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Punk had to dispatch Drew McIntyre and reluctantly give a helping hand to Reigns before the long-building match with Rollins took place.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reluctantly
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“Reluctantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reluctantly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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