I made the reluctant decision to hide away before I was discovered, and slipped into a space between two wooden planks nailed to the entrance. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was reluctant to admit it, but physical exertion was getting harder—maybe because he was eating so little or maybe because the air quality was so bad. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She sat looking down at her folded hands, reluctant to lift her eyes to the young man who sat on the bench across the wide hearth. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

When her doorbell rang minutes later, a part of her was reluctant to open the door. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Rutherford was not reluctant to state the implications of this rule publicly. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He had said he was in a hurry, but now he seemed reluctant to go. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But so breathtaking were the streets that late afternoon, with their sentinel trees and tender gardens, that the sun itself seemed to waver, unsetting, reluctant to leave; it was the onlooker whose presence weighted everything. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every step was reluctant, and time seemed to slow its pace, so that between the raising of a foot and the setting of it down minutes of loathing passed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In fact I was reluctant to leave this land, which I had found, though so indifferent to the Envoy, so gentle to the stranger. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

To everything the maid was acquiescent, but reluctant and shy as was proper and correct for her. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

They stared back sheepishly, reluctant but cowed by the woman’s forceful manner. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I knew he was reluctant to pull his hand away from his stomach, but he agreed, nodding his head and grimacing in pain. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I am soft-spoken by nature and was especially reluctant to raise my voice to an elderly woman whom I had met only moments ago, but she did not appear to be offended. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Seven gave Valley a reluctant smile and turned back to the Gran. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He was reluctant to close the book, reading each item aloud and then looking eagerly at me. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“What’s your idea, then?” asked Hazel, half interested and half reluctant. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jiichan seemed reluctant to let the conductor touch the rice and basket, so he simply threw them down and quickly jumped off. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The reluctant Garretts had nourished and sustained Booth for another day. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each step forward became more reluctant than the last. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I rushed into the water, dipping straight past the reluctant Bobby Gene. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But outside of the death penalty arena, civil rights advocates have long been reluctant to leap to the defense of those viewed as criminals. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

You were so happy, I felt reluctant to leave, but after a while, my worry took over, and I told you we had to go find a job. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Not a reluctant farmer, not an electrical engineer, not a long-haul trucker. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the horses seemed reluctant to leave the fire. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The reluctant hosts talked no more of the Lincoln assassination. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, though, she broke her own rule; in need of additional supplies, and reluctant to rise from the catastrophic mess that barricaded her, she asked Eliot to fetch something from the kitchen. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Hermes found the two sitting side by side, Persephone shrinking away, reluctant because she longed for her mother. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last of all came Fiver, dejected and reluctant as a sparrow in the frost. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They snarled at Annabeth but paced uncertainly, as if reluctant to attack. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The swell was slow and oily, as if the water was reluctant to rise. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood silent, reluctant to make the final parting, and only slowly became aware that Tom was wishing them farewell, and telling them to have good heart and to ride on till dark without halting. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

In some other context, he might be encouraging a reluctant boy to step into cold water. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

There was one thing she could do; she was reluctant, because it was desperately risky, and it would leave her exhausted; but it seemed there was no choice. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a reluctant pause the door swings open. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Now it had come to it, Sam felt reluctant to give up the Ring and burden his master with it again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I know she’s in there,” I say, when he’s reluctant to unlock the door for me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Guerrilla warfare was a possibility, but since the ANC had been reluctant to embrace violence at all, it made sense to start with the form of violence that inflicted the least harm against individuals: sabotage. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maureen appeared at my elbow, and the boys seemed reluctant to continue under her springtime eyes so wide with interest. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father pointed to where Miss Whitlaw stood supervising one reluctant work crew. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy could have summoned Blackjack, but he was reluctant to ask the pegasus for help so soon after their last disaster. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Eleanor’s little car stumbled and bounced, reluctant to go farther into these unattractive hills, where the day seemed quickly drawing to an end under the thick, oppressive trees on either side. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He stood, reluctant to leave the Mikado and its thundering, jangling music. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“The Krebs Cycle,” Edward answered, seeming reluctant as he turned to look at Mr. Banner. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, there is, Basil. But I feel reluctant to ask you to involve yourself in my fight.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Since this part of our property adjoined the palacio of the dictator's daughter and son-in-law, my grandfather had been reluctant to erect a high wall lest it be considered a snub. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Beyond the tall pines, stars glittered like snowflakes reluctant to fall. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were determined to go, and Mary was reluctant to argue. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They plodded on, reluctant to disclose their thoughts. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cecilia returned to the stairs and hesitated again, reluctant to go down. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And I think we were reluctant to start any new conversation we’d regret not being able to finish properly. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few seemed mildly interested in what she had to say, but were reluctant to take a more active role in campaigning. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There was a heavy indrawn breath from the scientist, and then a reluctant “Yes.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But she was reluctant to move her face for another reason. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The demonstration ended with another short prayer service and then the crowd drifted off slowly, the mourners reluctant to separate on the sorrowful day. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The school board was clearly reluctant to take up the issue. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a reluctant breakfast of a few guava leaves, we continued our journey. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The poor woman chattered on, reluctant apparently to lose the spotlight. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man in a suit jogged past, dragging a black bag that rolled behind him like a reluctant dog. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Lyndon Johnson had halted the bombing of North Vietnam, and Nixon was reluctant to resume it. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He was reluctant to bring up the subject, but he knew this might be their only chance to be alone. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His parents were still reluctant to say everything they suspected. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I was reluctant, but in this case relented because I knew the photograph would only be published overseas, and might serve to help our cause if the article was even the least bit friendly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Excepting reluctant admiration of Dr. Martin Luther King, I heard him speak well of only one other, The Reverend Eugene L. Callender of Harlem’s large Presbyterian Church of the Master. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I am all right,’ said Frodo, reluctant to have his garments touched. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I am reluctant to leave, but I am supposed to work in the laundry rooms, and I don’t want the Amity to say I’m not fulfilling my part of the deal they offered us. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Not at all reluctant to obey, Harry jumped to his feet. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I hesitated for a moment, reluctant to discuss political matters with a prison official. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have in the past been forced into reluctant change by weather, calamity, and plague. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a police officer catches a juvenile doing something, he’s reluctant to arrest him. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afterwards, prepared to set out but reluctant to leave their sanctuary, they sat in a row on the porch. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our problem was the driver: he was deeply reluctant to return to the Grand Parade. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel could not help noticing, with reluctant admiration, that although Bigwig had lost his temper, he was apparently in no hurry on his own account and seemed less frightened than any of them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

People, except Momma and Uncle Willie, accepted my unwillingness to talk as a natural outgrowth of a reluctant return to the South. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either way, Annabeth was reluctant to be alone and unarmed with the Roman leader. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Palmer preferred to think the bird was reluctant to leave. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Even with the hydrogen gone, I'm reluctant to hang out in a Hab that has a history of exploding for no reason. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zhenya was stunned and reluctant—but she knew all too well that an order was an order. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I smile at the thought of little Frightfuls and lift my reluctant feet. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Olympians were reluctant to try to free him by force. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finn used cold and trembling fingers to peel back his eyelids, forced his reluctant eyes to focus. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

When at last he agreed, he was still reluctant. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Howard was reluctant to break his promise to Vanderbilt, but he was not about to overrule Smith when the trainer was so certain. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer was reluctant to raise his hopes too high. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

What was more, the Long Knives were reluctant to leave their forts. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

She reacted as she always did to adversity: by redoubling her efforts to force change on the reluctant city. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was reluctant to journey away from the water; she didn’t want to go far from the Sound that was part of the sea. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perry had been most reluctant; he felt people would stare at them because of their khaki trousers and T-shirts. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the most part, scholars in recent years have been reluctant to adopt the term ‘the Scientific Revolution’, and many have explicitly rejected it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Cersei was reluctant to parade her in open court for fear of what she might say or do. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was reluctant to fire any more arrows because they were valuable things and would certainly get lost in the undergrowth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

After fighting so long to keep from bringing me home, Mom was reluctant to take me out again once she did. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Banner shoved the tape into the reluctant VCR and walked to the wall to turn off the lights. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Many residents of the Black Belt were reluctant to retire into their stifling-hot homes, choosing instead the cooling breezes blowing across their front porches and steps. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I believed that sooner or later I would catch a glimpse of one coming out of a freshly dead body, or just hanging around, reluctant to leave. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Because Sony bought transistor licensing rights from Western Electric at a time when the American electronics consumer industry was churning out vacuum tube models and reluctant to compete with its own products. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It leaned backwards as though the letters were reluctant to form words, and the words reluctant to be in sentences: Add the Pectin to concentrated juice. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will keep my promise. May God go with you,” he said, moving away with reluctant steps. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Mama Mwanza shouted again and clapped her hands, bringing a reluctant son out of the house, dragging the flat, pinkish soles of his feet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The president had been reluctant to push for voting rights legislation so soon after Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed reluctant to put away the picture, held it for another minute, lingeringly, before my eyes. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I dare not call her back and am reluctant to leave my warmth. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was reluctant to believe the hyperbolic and racially charged news coverage, but still, things were devolving. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The sun hung low on the river, seeming reluctant to enter this strange day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside and on the way home, the people played in their magic, as children poke in mud pies, reluctant to tell themselves that the game was over. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hardly ever used them, using the normalsized side door instead, so the barn doors creaked on their hinges as if reluctant to open. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I was reluctant, but she said she would be able to treat me effectively only if I told her what had happened, especially about how my bullet wounds were treated. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

His whole pitch, maybe his whole life, depended on his next words, and he was reluctant to say them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In more recent years, a reluctant consensus has emerged among musicians that Leningrad may not be Shostakovich’s best symphony, despite its iconic status. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

A bit of an interrogator herself, now that I think about it—same job as the rest of them, pulling sensational stories out of reluctant sources. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It had moved stiffly, that first time, with a reluctant rusty yelp and they peeked through into the hidden and deserted yard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

By this standard, Jefferson was a more reliable colleague than staunch Federalists who had been reluctant or merely peripheral participants in the climactic phase of the revolutionary drama. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But because we dared to challenge the Southern tradition of segregation, this school became, instead, a furnace that consumed our youth and forged us into reluctant warriors. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That unknown made Crazy Horse’s people reluctant to finish their long and arduous journey. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

At last one of the lads gave a slow, reluctant nod. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Earlier in the day, the doctors had been reluctant to probe the wound again to learn the bullet's path. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She ate her sugar bun slowly, reluctant to have done with its sweet taste, while the coffee got ice-cold. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a reluctant backward glance the well-disciplined child held to her nurse's hand and was pulled out the door, just as Tom came back, preceding four gin rickeys that clicked full of ice. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Children from the slums were easy enough to entice away, but eventually people noticed, and the police were stirred into reluctant action. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Even though the fire was of course not Mr. Poe’s fault, Klaus was reluctant to see Mr. Poe because he was afraid of getting more bad news. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Not surprisingly, technology startups, software companies, media conglomerates, and so forth are reluctant to set up shop in a town named for Nathan Bedford Forrest, Confederate general and founder of the Ku Klux Klan. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Even though he invited me to come, he seems reluctant to talk to me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He was reluctant to accept and did so only as though helpless to resist. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead the conquistadors had to dismount and lead their reluctant animals through the steps. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

His voice was thick with grief, and Dany was reluctant to press him any further, yet she had to know how it ended. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Most mumble a reluctant good morning, and the words fill her up a little. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I move through the downstairs on hunter’s feet, reluctant to make any sound. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But Ben had been coming to a gradual and reluctant realization that Ogden Loring was the best teacher he had ever had. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went directly home at the day’s end, with none of his usual reluctant dawdling. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It was pleasant up there, with the grand view and the breeze, and though none of them said it, they were reluctant to go back down and meet the Executives again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sight of them did nothing to encourage Vervain’s party, who were reluctant to dig and made little headway during the darkness before moonrise. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They watched him march his reluctant detachment away toward the woods where the machine guns waited. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His words are reluctant, but a reluctant apology is better than none at all. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She was not frightened by rumors of robberies and assaults, but, somehow, she was reluctant to go for Brigid’s sake. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

My finger was reluctant to touch the trigger. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the Fess was a reluctant geneticist, then DNA was a reluctant “gene molecule.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Ugly, though,” he added hastily, as Ginny raised her eyebrows, and she let out a reluctant giggle. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He was afraid he would destroy everything by trying to force the magic on his own, when it was plain that the magic was reluctant to come for him. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Tally followed at what she guessed was a safe distance, hoping her tricked-up board was still reluctant to crash into the darkness-cloaked rocks and tree branches. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

As a result, many families are reluctant to allow their relatives—particularly those who are recently released from prison—to stay with them, even temporarily. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Though reluctant, I gave him what he wanted. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He shifted the twigs in his hands, and Kira could see that he was reluctant to get involved in her problems and fearful of his own fate. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pretended not to notice his manner, how quiet it had become, how reluctant to speak about these things. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he got up and pulled on his trousers, his movements slow and reluctant. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

At first Ashima is reluctant to introduce such items into her home, ashamed at the thought of buying what had originally belonged to strangers, American strangers at that. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hand Clap sat on the seat of the wagon for a moment, the reins in his hand but reluctant to tell Red Rabbit to go. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But of course Falconer had no way of knowing where I was, and I didn't think he would haunt the vicinity of the theatre; for some reason he had seemed reluctant to show himself there. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I moved fast, back the way I had come, and I was reluctant to camp for fear there might be some unofficial non-government bears about. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

People of color are often reluctant to challenge institutions led by people who look like them, as they feel a personal stake in the individual’s success. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

One day the nun concluded a session by asking me why I was so reluctant to read by myself. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The housewife who sat across the kitchen table from Harriet, listening, felt as though she were traveling, too, and so was reluctant to let her go on to her next stop. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were accustomed to poking and fixing, unlike the priests and scribes of other nations, who, raised in luxury, were reluctant to dirty their hands. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor was reluctant to give her any of the strange medicine, but Boots was so hot. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was reluctant to leave the house without Father because of the demon boys. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was reluctant to leave the South Side and her home on Euclid Avenue. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But he seemed reluctant to come any closer. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

After mumbling subdued hellos, Joe stood at the edge of the dirt court with Larry’s hand tucked tightly into his own, reluctant to step out and begin. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, he realized that he should have called one from the apartment, but he was reluctant to go back in; to go back in would seem somehow to be making no progress. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was not reluctant to explain to Yolanda that this is the hour during which a Dominican male of a certain class stops in on his mistress on his way home to his wife. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

June said something to him in German, and a reluctant smile took over his face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

As the last corner appeared ahead, his reluctant feet slowed still more and finally stopped altogether. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Like Bigwig, he felt a reluctant liking for Campion. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just like the whites in Natal, we want the cheap labor but are reluctant to offer those same workers and their children a home in our country. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

For some reason, I found myself reluctant to talk about Denna. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We looked at each other, reluctant to end the visit on what you might call a sour note. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old dog shook himself resignedly and walked slowly after—reluctant to leave the warmth of the fire. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom seems reluctant to go and looks at me uncertainly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Finally, on Tuesday, July 22, President Woodrow Wilson, who had been reluctant to intervene in what he chose to regard as a local matter, decided he needed to take action. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The mob holds together another instant, reluctant to lose its power. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each child breathed easier when the colonel grunted his reluctant assent. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hedwig had not approved of these flashy intruders; she had been most reluctant to allow them to drink from her water tray before flying off again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was reluctant to touch anything; the mysteries around him had tainted the pans and pots. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

So fifty cents more a week was scraped up and folded into Blossom’s reluctant hand and she was sent off to take fiddle lessons, too. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t seem embarrassed so much as just reluctant to ask something that on the face of it seemed so singular and odd. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Abbey looked like she wanted to give me a hug, but she was understandably reluctant to get slimed. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Only the old oaks seemed reluctant to give up the summer, and their leaves re- mained an even mingling of gold and green. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He looked reluctant and puzzled and a little bit embarrassed. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a matter of instinct, Shin was reluctant to ask for anything. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The cool air felt heavy against my bare arms, as if it were holding on to raindrops that were reluctant to fall. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The youngest was also the quietest, the one who seemed reluctant to wholeheartedly embrace his friends’ air of impunity. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Parents are reluctant to poach a name from someone too near— family members or close friends—but many parents, whether they realize it or not, like the sound of names that sound “successful.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The reluctant bride was reticent when asked to say “I do. ” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though Luma was reluctant to admit it, her bond with the Thirteens was deeper than that with the older boys. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

What light and beauty could be forced down the throats of her reluctant pupils, she forced. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to go to school for three reasons: I was reluctant to surrender my freedom and independence over to what I heard every school-going child call “tyrannous discipline.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Esther was enjoying the camaraderie, reluctant to return to her desk. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In the 1970s, the NSA was reluctant to say much about William in public, but it did at least recognize him within its own circles. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They climbed into the trucks in family groups, reluctant to be parted. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They grabbed Hundy by the elbows and made as if to hustle him away but he hung back, reluctant. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The times he had hesitated in my presence, reluctant to take us further. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He rode slowly up the road, not really thinking, just moving, reluctant to stop. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother sat on the edge of the bed, ran a hand down his arm, but she seemed so reluctant. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It made no difference to Hera how reluctant any of them were or how innocent; the goddess treated them all alike. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew and liked Fischer, and I didn’t know much about Hall at that point, so I was initially reluctant. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Even before the battle of Danno-ura, fishermen may have been reluctant to eat such a crab. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a while their laughter wiped away the troubles at hand, and they were reluctant to give it up. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A dwindling bail fund made many adults reluctant to participate in demonstrations, so King, himself finally out on bail, organized a children’s march on May 2. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some seemed all for it but others were apparently reluctant to trust his word. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The matter was put to a vote and the reluctant Blair lost, three to one. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“She didn’t want to let the girl go with me alone, and she was very reluctant to give up the book.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then at last he turned to the road in front and took a few steps: the heaviest and the most reluctant he had ever taken. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Board of Education, civil rights activists used direct-action tactics in an effort to force reluctant Southern states to desegregate public facilities. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He could see that Lee was reluctant to go. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let us put in the medal ourselves, Dona Patria,” they offered, reluctant to pry open the lid. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judges are just as reluctant to second-guess an officer’s motives as they are to second-guess prosecutors’. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He, Harry, had had too much experience of trying to wheedle information out of reluctant people not to recognize a master at work. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I turned once more to the steep path through the woods, my legs reluctant, my head heavy, a strange sense of foreboding in my heart. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

After Vajra had revealed its true form, it seemed reluctant to revert to the size of the ball. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Jason noticed that the others were reluctant to meet her eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The other part of my mind was reluctant to let it go as simply as that. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the great day came, she was reluctant to set them off. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hesitated and then nodded, though it looked reluctant. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Challenging mass incarceration requires something civil rights advocates have long been reluctant to do: advocacy on behalf of those labeled criminals. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Frank glanced at Leo, no doubt reluctant to leave him alone with Hazel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At the very least, they seemed reluctant to follow him in, and he couldn’t blame them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Seconds later she came to the barn door, pushing a reluctant ewe who was starting labor. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Lazlo looked down at his feet, reluctant to explain his own insignificance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

‘Hear! Hear! Hear!’ they shouted, and kept on repeating it in chorus, seeming reluctant to follow their own advice. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was reluctant to talk to him at first. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

As a result, he was secretive and reluctant to reveal his work. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He began shouting again, but the dead wood so muffled the sound that Taran could distinguish nothing of the conversation, which consisted mainly of long outbursts from the dwarf followed by brief and reluctant answers. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’m reluctant to leave, and reluctant to admit to myself that I don’t want to leave. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled away from her slowly, as if reluctant to let her go, and when she opened her eyes he had turned away. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She jammed the letter in the overseer’s hand and closed his reluctant fist around it. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even though he was reluctant to come, Vincent loves his new city. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

At first, the storm seemed reluctant to come ashore, building up its nerve over a slow twenty-four hours, the air pressure changing in a way that made the hoverboards jittery to ride. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The woman was reluctant to say much at first, but soon she couldn’t stop telling the tale of her husband’s life. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The cameras are tight on me as I reach out my hands to the man, to the wounded, to the reluctant rebels across Panem. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It felt suddenly very heavy, as if either it or Frodo himself was in some way reluctant for Gandalf to touch it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His boss cited “budgetary problems” for the dismissal, but the reality was that Rand often worked directly for the Pentagon, and Rand bosses were reluctant to offend their employers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Not the loneliness of previous years, of a reluctant life by the sea, but a loneliness borne of the inability to share her joy. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there is an element of machismo in the Sherpa culture that makes many men extremely reluctant to acknowledge physical infirmities. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The winter seemed reluctant to let go its bite. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We had walked and been trucked and been taken by train so many times to so many new horrible places that some of the prisoners were reluctant to go. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then the great wings of the aerial assassin began to row the air, but reluctant and undecided. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went with slow, reluctant steps up the slope to the mausoleum, avoiding the still-damp blood, and opened the door. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But all the talk about bacteria made her reluctant to try it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

And whom I still feel reluctant to tell you about, although it is impossible to deny his existence now. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a general but reluctant nodding of heads, all serious and curt. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They had packs to carry, and the bushes and brambles were reluctant to let them through. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He kisses the reluctant cheek offered up by Du Barry. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He was reluctant to speak, but he confirmed that Bryan had met them in Fairfax after dropping Anna off. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She decided to play slow and dim-witted and reluctant, and dragged her feet as she stepped over the high threshold into the building. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was precisely because we knew that such incidents would occur that our decision to take up arms had been so grave and reluctant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede looked back at her before she exited the carriage, feeling oddly reluctant to leave her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

With a reluctant sigh I pulled my hands back and opened my eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Alice Paul was also reluctant to declare victory. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Leale can feel a slight breath from Lincoln’s nose and mouth, but he is reluctant to move the body without making a preliminary examination. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She removed her coat, tugging at the sleeves with reluctant fat gloved fingers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I — yes, Professor — but —” Filch looked yearningly up the stairs, right through Harry, who could see that he was very reluctant to forgo the chance of cornering Peeves. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She had slept since they’d rescued her from the stone-throwing children, and now that she was awake again she was reluctant to leave them, as if she thought that wherever they were, she was safe. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even when we have an inkling that we are speaking in a specialized lingo, we may be reluctant to slip back into plain speech. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I was reluctant to do this as Dr. Naicker was my senior and a man who had suffered far more than I, but we discussed ways to overcome government restrictions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That done, we started our slow, reluctant shuffle back to the others. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They knew they should go to their own dinners, but they were reluctant to leave. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Himself reluctant, Hamlet loosened his hold and led me to where the maze opened onto the garden. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Sam stood beside him, reluctant to speak, and yet knowing that the word now lay with him: he must set his master’s will to work for another effort. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

We were reluctant to admit it at first. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Thalia seemed reluctant to look up, but something made her, and she held the goddess’s eyes. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The more reluctant he is to answer a question, the more determined Niles will be to hear the answer. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ogden had broken into a reluctant trot due to the steep downward slope. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I was as unprepared to meet my mother as a sinner is reluctant to meet his Maker. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The majority of my students were reluctant to share their experiences, so arrangements were made with the audiovisual department. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

One of the reasons the South African government was reluctant to grant passports to blacks, I believe, had to do with the nature of the American government. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gatsby and I in turn leaned down and took the small reluctant hand. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Finally, he gave us a reluctant “Well done” before walking back to his own table. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“But I’m afraid I don’t know. The Abnegation were reluctant to provide information that only serves to relieve curiosity. They told us as much as they believed we should know.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The old dog took another reluctant step forward, whining piteously, his expressive tail tucked under. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smiled and nodded and spoke in that coaxing voice mothers use on reluctant children. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Mandy, who was even more skittish than I remembered, was reluctant to sit at the table, but in a few minutes we were enjoying the snack. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It means “reluctant to associate with others,” and it might describe somebody who, during a party, would stand in a corner and not talk to anyone. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Mike himself almost never talked of his mother, and he was reluctant to let people into his home, apparently because of its condition. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay, really,” I said one last time, and with a reluctant smile, Dad closed the door. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Ty can act as reluctant as he wants, but in the end he needs us. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He remained almost desperately reluctant now to tear the fabric of what held them together then, but the boys seemed to be leaving him no choice. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I began to understand why Emma had been so reluctant to believe me; it would mean, in all likelihood, that I was here to deliver bad news about my grandfather. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When we heard the bells in Southwark ringing vespers, we. were reluctant to return—not just the country boy, I think, but all of us. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

To tell the truth, he was very reluctant to start, now that it had come to the point. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As night fell he still lingered in the streets, reluctant to go back to the inn. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Shady and Jinx share something in common. They both have dealings they are reluctant to reveal,” Miss Sadie said, not telling me if I’d win my bet. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

At first I was reluctant to touch any of it, but then I saw my mama and papa picking up fruits and piling them into a cart, and I joined in. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He feels he has great need of friendship and understanding, but he is reluctant to confide in others, and when he does, expects to be misunderstood or even betrayed. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But sometimes he acted so distant, like last night, when he’d been reluctant to talk about that old Roman legend. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Samuel slipped the bit in Doxology’s reluctant mouth, set the brow band, and buckled the throatlatch. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Taisin turned to Tali, expecting him to answer, but the guard was looking at her with a reluctant expression on his lined face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

However reluctant, he had to join the Army. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I think the Chicago experiment, in particular, has been a success for so long that they’ll be a little reluctant to just ditch it now. It was the first one with factions.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The crowd was reluctant to go to class because they wanted to see what happened to the people who started the fight. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ll see you soon,” I whisper to him, reluctant to leave. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I know I’ve been reluctant to share certain things, but I usually reflect a moment and end up giving most of my things away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were reluctant to let the manuscripts out of their hands even for a moment. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My shyness fell away from me, loosening as it did so my reluctant tongue, and out they all came, the little secrets of childhood, the pleasures and the pains. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

His pegasus kept shying away from him, reluctant to let him mount. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She remained standing in place, beginning to feel a little foolish, reluctant to go outside. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He advanced down the passage, but slowly now, each step more reluctant. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth tried to join in her father’s pleasantry, but could only force one most reluctant smile. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Change your place of work and you may be confronted with an impossible topographical problem to solve, or at least a reluctant driver to persuade. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said to Dalgard that he felt strongly that it was simian fever, but he was reluctant to say so categorically. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lucas, too, was reluctant to help the strangers. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

So on a September Sunday, after dining on a delicious barbecued tenderloin of pork, I became a reluctant—and, I hoped, temporary—vegetarian. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The woman has taken out a little pad and is making invisible zeroes trying to get her reluctant pen to write. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a small log building without doors, where the occupants made their reluctant entrance by way of a trapdoor in the roof. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not very far, and this fact alone made her reluctant to continue. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

My reluctant steps took me to the center of the wide foyer, where I waited, a hook baited to catch Hamlet unawares. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Maybe she’s not a poor shot at all, just a reluctant sniper. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

With a reluctant tug on Traveller’s reins, he turns back toward his men. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

What binds these stories together was the back-against-the-wall, reluctant yet hopeful search for something better, any place but where they were. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

They were reluctant to let me go, but I promised I would stay in our own neighborhood, where it was safe. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite her shining legitimate Third Reich radio credentials, the Ormaie Gestapo are reluctant to respond, but von Linden believes he can use me to make a good impression. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

His movements were reluctant, as wary as if Kaz had told him to pet a rattler. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Naomi stood up with a reluctant sigh and dusted herself off. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She backed away, as though compelled to leave, yet reluctant to let us from her sight. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I just thought perhaps you were...well, reluctant to come back and face her." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mortola’s face looked sour, as if he had told her to eat a bar of soap, but she took two or three reluctant steps back. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I know a compliment when I hear it, but I was reluctant to accept as I was just beginning to feel clear-headed again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ivanito intuited her movements, dipping her with such reluctant fluidity that the music ached and blossomed around them. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since Aunt Ivy had been reluctant to trade in her wood cookstove, I was well versed in how to use one, at least for cooking; baking was beyond me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Griffith’s experiment may have stuffed genetics into a one-way taxicab and sent it scuttling toward a strange future—but Avery was reluctant to climb on that bandwagon. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The girl who had spoken was so eager to prove herself, while her silent companion seemed reluctant to be there at all. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Some of our company seem reluctant to do this, but it’s as good a method as any. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Accordingly, senior staff were reluctant to disturb what appeared to be Ossining’s equilibrium. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the distasteful stillness, while he muttered and insisted that the terms should be observed, reluctant hands disarmed Sir Lancelot and tied him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The conversation died down and the men who were just hanging around seemed reluctant to go. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth seemed reluctant to check the ruins on the edge of town, but finally they ran out of other places to look. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A reluctant person is unwilling, but a reticent one is silent. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she almost felt reluctant to see them. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

But the men—reluctant to surrender their sport— would buy me drinks anyway, letting me drink out of their flasks on the streets, urging me to repeat obscenities. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though Gregg was known for his nerve as a stickup man, he was reluctant to cross Hale. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

That, my dear, is one of the principal reasons why I have been reluctant to agree to your quitting office. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He knew that it had to be borne, however, and got up obethently enough, after giving Cavall a last reluctant pal. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the interviews, he rounded us all up, including my reluctant mom, to travel to Burundi for the next round of interviews. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Having Drew also helped us get other actors who might have been reluctant to work with a first-time director. How we made Donnie Darko 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z

Recipient of a CIA Medal of Merit among other honors, he was reluctant to say too much about where he worked, and what he did. Jason Matthews, author of ‘Red Sparrow’ thrillers, dies 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z

To go further beyond the boundaries of self would involve an imaginative leap — and an ethical risk — that she was reluctant to take. Tillie Olsen Captured the Toll of Women’s Labor — on Their Lives and Art 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

His name is Elric, a frail, drug-addicted albino and the reluctant ruler of the kingdom of Melniboné, where revenge and hedonism are abiding characteristics, and human beings are enslaved. The Anti-Tolkien 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

The rest seemed reluctant to identify themselves as they peppered county officials with gripes. Robin Kemp lost her news job in Clayton County, Ga. — but she kept reporting the news. It paid off on election week. 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z

“I’m reluctant to compare Ted Cruz to Shakespeare; he doesn’t have the vision of a Marc Antony, to my mind. Cruz is cunning, but his grab for power seems so personal.” The Drama of Ted Cruz: A Little Bit of Shakespeare in That Speech? 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

As a result, businesses are reluctant to hire. America’s vanishing middle class 2012-08-31T19:34:00Z

He has written just three conventional biographies, each born of a reluctant Plan B. Jimmy Scott had humbly demurred on the prospect of a ghostwritten memoir. David Ritz Opens Up About Aretha Franklin and Others 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

Mr. Proffitt was reluctant to place the O.E.D. at the forefront of such a project. O.E.D.’s New Chief Editor Speaks of Its Future 2014-01-21T21:45:05Z

She may be reluctant to hurt your feelings, even though it would be better for you, in the long run, to know exactly where you stand. Social Q’s: Bail on This Bond 2014-02-14T22:07:54Z

"I'm a reluctant reader of modern fiction because even recommendations by normally reliable sources are liable to be dodgy," Robinson said. Anne Robinson softens style for BBC2's My Life in Books 2011-01-23T00:07:25Z

Robin is eager to become a mother, while Ash is a boxer prepping to go pro and reluctant to take on a distraction like a child. ‘Wolf Play’ Review: What Keeps a Family From Falling to Pieces? 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z

He’d just come out of a long-term relationship, so wanted to take things slowly, but ultimately he was very reluctant to meet. Hookups, sexting and unwanted threesomes: first-time dating in the age of Tinder 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z

Suzanne Mendonca, from season two, explained to the New York Post last year that the reason why The Biggest Loser is reluctant to do a show reunion is “because we’re all fat again”. 'It's a miracle no one has died yet': The Biggest Loser returns, despite critics' warnings 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

Ms. Diaz’s character, a television fitness guru, is reluctant to let her condition interfere with her career, which causes some predictable strains. Movie Review: ?What to Expect When You?re Expecting,? With Cameron Diaz 2012-05-17T12:30:00Z

The governor is hoping to draw the reluctant British army into a defense of that region, on unwitting behalf of Virginia’s real-estate speculators, including the governor himself. An excerpt from William Hogeland’s “Autumn of the Black Snake” excerpt 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z

The first trailer for the new Netflix series shows the reluctant hero retreating from Hell’s Kitchen to Harlem after the events of Jessica Jones. Marvel's Luke Cage Is Bulletproof in the Trailer for His Netflix Series 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

Based in a former gentlemen's club in Greek Street, Soho, it was starved of both facilities and money, the private sector being reluctant to invest in training. Letters: Michael Bukht obituary 2011-08-09T17:37:45Z

I’m reluctant to be more specific about Thomas’s itinerary. | 'Misterman' : Cillian Murphy in ?Misterman? by Enda Walsh - Review 2011-12-05T03:01:06Z

It is as if Smith is reluctant to invade her privacy. Lee Smith’s ‘Guests on Earth’: wrestling with a dark legacy 2013-12-11T18:46:43Z

It might seem that the biggest problem with writing a public poem is that crude simplifications are forced on a reluctant poet. Inaugural poem for Obama is a valiant flop 2013-01-22T16:29:35Z

The popularity of such figures among Republican core voters has made party leaders reluctant to cross them, even when their comments or tactics steer well out of bounds. Limbaugh and the GOP: The media stars and politics 2012-03-06T00:46:04Z

A reluctant pupil, he gives up school at 13 "to work at the hay", with ambitions to elevate himself from lowly farmhand to ploughman, a position of some status in the Scottish community of Wigtownshire. Wigtown Ploughman: Part of His Life by John McNeillie - review 2012-11-13T16:55:01Z

The program seems reluctant to tackle this and other red flags head-on. The Messages of Koko, Zika and the Colorado 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z

And I think I speak for every Black man when I say I am tired, to the point where I'm reluctant to watch another video of yet another Black body robbed of its life. How racism found my son on Fortnite 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z

While plenty of independent restaurateurs belong to the National Restaurant Association, the industry’s primary voice in Washington, many were reluctant to join in political action until faced with the prospect of their own demise. How Small Restaurants Leveraged Their Pain to Win Stimulus Money 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z

She spends most of each episode grinning from ear to ear like the reluctant host of a sorority rush party, counting the seconds until she's free to get drunk on cosmopolitans. "The Big C": Kooky, unsexy cancer 2010-08-14T23:01:00Z

Boy Scout, Marine, history professor, C.I.A. analyst, reluctant action hero — he can be taken out of the drawer any time and handed to the next actor in line. Review: Meet the New Jack Ryan, Same as the Old Jack Ryan 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z

This is a welcome contrast to most actresses of her generation, who now seem curiously reluctant to effect movement from the neck up. Revenge: the high-society whodunnit that is frighteningly addictive 2012-05-25T23:02:00Z

My own werewolf in my Wereworld series of books is a different beast to those mentioned, a reluctant hero in a tale that straddles the genres of fantasy and horror. Fangtastic reads: werewolf books 2011-07-19T10:38:23Z

Even some would-be Trump allies are reluctant to use the spy formulation. ‘Spygate’? The mainstream news media has a few problems with that phrase. 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

Sometimes it seems this reluctant frontman is happier as a father than a rock star. The Killers get ready for Battle 2012-09-20T01:37:18Z

The third voice is Sleed, a tank crewman who represents the reluctant participant. Brian Van Reet’s ‘Spoils’ moves fiction about the Iraq War into new territory 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z

But even a yes can be a reluctant, coerced, impaired, or simply unsure one. Amy Schumer’s “not good” sexual experience is a familiar tale to other women 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z

In Winter, the final section, Naomie Harris stars as Helen, a woman who takes her two reluctant daughters to Osea for a short holiday. Jude Law: 'When I became a parent, I would cry at anything' 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z

Richard Press, the documentary’s director, wrote in New York magazine that he worked on the project for 10 years — eight spent begging “the reluctant fashion deity” to cooperate. Op-Ed Columnist: Hunting Birds of Paradise 2011-04-06T19:39:26Z

Many of the proposed closures would hit downstate areas represented by Republicans who frequently call for cutting the state budget but are reluctant to shutter state facilities in their own districts. Quinn's bad news budget: 'our rendezvous with reality has arrived' 2012-02-22T18:28:00Z

The two are reluctant partners in the Montreal police department, the title referring to their squad car number. Review: ‘19-2,’ a Police Drama on Acorn TV, Is a Slow Burn 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z

At this point I’m reluctant — though not as reluctant as some of the trailers — to say more. Review: ‘Allied’ Uncorks a Favorite Vintage, and Infuses It 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

Because of fear, the girls said they are reluctant to speak publicly. A year after escaping Boko Haram, girls come to D.C. to share their story 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

The expense is only a problem as long as the public are reluctant to pay for it. Is Finland’s basic universal income a solution to automation, fewer jobs and lower wages? 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

As a result of small market share and the significant upfront costs involved, solar companies have been reluctant to venture into the cold storage technology business, added this solar expert. Tanzania’s tomato harvest goes to waste 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z

“Grief” too is set in post-war England, and it too deals with archetypically British people reluctant to deal with the nastiness that lurks beneath a calm and well-appointed exterior. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Comfortably Mousetrapped 2012-01-26T14:30:40Z

Indeed, any prolonged discussion around the work or its creator seems, at best, a reluctant professional concession. Percival Everett Has a Book or Three Coming Out 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z

With massive battle scenes, biblical plagues and a towering tidal wave, British director Ridley Scott's "Exodus: Gods and Kings" is an epic historical drama and retelling of the story of Moses as a reluctant prophet. Epic 'Exodus' casts Christian Bale's Moses as reluctant leader 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

Rare, picky in their diet, and reluctant breeders, pandas are in demand from zoos worldwide. Two giant pandas explore new home, feast on bamboo at Berlin zoo 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z

Wynne is the flip side of Alan Turing; he is a reluctant spy who sacrifices his own happiness for the greater good. Celebrating Benedict Cumberbatch's best movie misfits 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z

But Mr. Bailey is reluctant, saying, “My fear is that I don’t think there is a real desire to talk together.” ‘Exhibit B,’ a Work About Human Zoos, Stirs Protests 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

In Britain, audiences also seem reluctant to embrace recent work from Allen or Polanski. Four Directors Cast Out of Hollywood. Four Different Futures. 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

Experience suggests that, no matter what they say to the contrary, white guys are reluctant to pass their legacies on to anyone else. The new 007 is a black woman – don't make her a Bond girl 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z

HBO is normally reluctant to show its documentaries to subjects in advance, Ms. Nevins said, but complied a few weeks ago, setting up a screening in a hotel in Providence, R.I. The Carpetbagger: One Viewer's Vote That Counts More Than Others 2013-01-20T16:18:57Z

She was paired with Jack Lemmon in a comedy about reluctant dance hosts on a cruise ship full of lonely women. Gloria DeHaven, Sweetheart in Many a Movie Musical, Dies at 91 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z

It’s nice that his peers bothered because they’ve been reluctant to honor him in the past. Brad Pitt and the Beauty Trap 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z

With several reporters pursuing long-standing rumors about Weinstein, sources who had been reluctant to talk might have been emboldened to come forward. How two publications raced each other to disclose a Hollywood horror story 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z

You can’t be so bold and reluctant to be receptive to change that you don’t allow yourself to grow.” Usher Finds New Sound on Looking 4 Myself 2012-06-15T10:00:56Z

The death of the British singer, who died of alcohol poisoning in 2011, was clearly an emotional topic, and many of those in attendance at the premiere were reluctant to speak about her. Premiere of Amy Winehouse documentary is an emotional experience 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

Jee and Hello Deli first appeared on “The Late Show” two months into its run, after producers convinced a reluctant Jee to make an appearance on a “Meet the Neighbors” segment. Hello Deli owner and Letterman neighbor Rupert Jee is “sickly sad” to see Dave go 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

Dunham said she was reluctant to tell her story, but felt compelled to after seeing the carelessness with which so many are treating social distancing and mask-wearing. Lena Dunham says her body ‘revolted’ under COVID-19 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

Were you reluctant to bring that story public? Fleetwood Mac is “the great American story” 2013-06-03T19:02:00Z

Those “must-have” hospitals, in turn, would be more reluctant to exploit their market power to raise insurance premiums. How Employer-Sponsored Insurance Drives Up Health Costs 2012-05-12T16:05:34Z

He said that Blair, fearing other leaders would not accept a deal of such "radical nature", was reluctant to agree to the proposals. Bob Geldof condemns lame and ineffective anti-poverty campaigners 2010-04-02T18:43:00Z

Nichols was reluctant, finding the novel too dense and complicated, wondering how to assemble a "huge, surrealistic movie that says war is madness." Friends remember Joseph Heller and 'Catch-22' 2011-10-20T06:48:08Z

Mr. Smith said he had assumed that Rockefeller’s extramarital affairs would be the topic that people he interviewed would be most reluctant to discuss. Richard Norton Smith Dissects Nelson Rockefeller 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

Andrew asks, reluctant to participate until his ego comes into play. "Big Mouth" tackles the shame and dangers of No Nut November 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z

Many former Dau associates were reluctant to speak to me at all. Inside Dau, the 'Stalinist Truman Show': 'I had absolute freedom – until the KGB grabbed me' 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z

All, though, whether eager volunteers or reluctant draftees, were soldiers in the battle for a free and mature movie culture. Dead Sex Kittens: Farewell to Three Icons of Movie Eroticism 2011-02-10T08:10:00Z

Did you find that most people were happy to talk to you, or were they reluctant? Conan O'Brien's history-making Cuba mission: 'Make them laugh' 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

In interviews, he is respectful, even a bit reluctant. Critic’s Notebook: John Mayer’s New Album Is ‘Paradise Valley’ 2013-08-20T22:04:17Z

It's also the company's strenuous commitment to do-gooding - a comfort to travelers who might otherwise be reluctant to visit very poor countries rivened by past conflicts. T Magazine: Jungle Nook 2012-09-12T11:00:37Z

In 1944, the triumph belonged to “Casablanca,” the classic tale of wartime political intrigue and an American expatriate reluctant to be a hero. If You Think the Oscars Have Gotten More Political, Here’s Why You’re Right 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

How do you coax a reluctant bureaucracy to adopt a new technology that might erode its privileges? Domesday 2.0 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

Mr. Pacino is a Golden Globe nominee, and though I’m reluctant to credit the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for anything, I salute it for this. Movies the Oscars Will Overlook, but Shouldn’t 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

Some network planners are reluctant to move broadcasts to Rome for the conclave because it's an open-ended event; no one knows how long it will last. Media watching for results of papal conclave 2013-03-12T11:16:05Z

He presses his lips so close the microphone, it's as if he is reluctant to let his lyrics go; buried beneath the brushed rhythm, the 20-year-old's indistinct voice is a blur of warmth and pain. Dylan LeBlanc 2010-09-17T20:47:00Z

Cummings attends to the text cautiously, even mechanically, as if he’s too reluctant to impose his own vision. Review: Tipping the Scales in ‘A Delicate Balance’ 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z

By that time, a traveler may already be vested in the purchase and reluctant to discontinue the transaction. Is the FTC doing enough to stop those mysterious hotel ‘resort fees’? 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

“Seattle notoriously has low self-esteem in some ways and is sometimes reluctant to give itself credit,” Abe said. Seattle hip-hop is on a hot streak. Can it finally get the national respect it deserves? 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

I was mostly interested in the sheriff’s progression from a presumption of guilt to a reluctant belief in Trusdale’s innocence. This Week in Fiction: Stephen King 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z

We watch how she gradually persuaded a deeply reluctant Don to accept her choice and help her, although what they are doing is technically illegal. Review: Women’s Hard Choices, Cutting Deep at Williamstown Festival 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

He was replaced by veteran butler Joseph Molesley, to the chagrin of reluctant head coach Charles Carson. ArtsBeat: ‘Downton Abbey’ Recap: Showdown Between Lady Violet and Isobel 2014-02-03T03:00:53Z

For most of a career that Mr. Burckhardt was reluctant to call a career, he was also a filmmaker. Rudy Burckhardt: ‘Subterranean Monuments: A Centenary Celebration’ 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

Mr. Parsons said diners from outside Harlem were reluctant to trek during the week to the restaurant, at the corner of St. Nicholas Avenue and West 118th Street. JJ Johnson Is a Young Chef on the Rise, to a Hip-Hop Beat 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z

Elisabeth is a new mom — a writer and a reluctant suburbanite, recently transplanted upstate from Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn — whose narrative voice is characterized by an unflagging snobbishness and a somewhat joyless, acerbic outlook. A Babysitter, Her Employer and $46 Hand Soap 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z

They are reluctant to discuss specifics, which seem to involve a proud, headstrong son and a notoriously irascible father. Atticus Lish’s Long Route to 'Preparation for the Next Life' 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

“I was reluctant to touch on the U.S. side of this at all,” French said. With ‘The Searcher,’ Tana French Ventures Into New Territory 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z

On Monday, however, Boy George was reluctant to discuss his recent travails, preferring to concentrate on the release of his latest single. Boy George's band 'may re-form' 2010-03-22T12:12:00Z

A portion of Oscar voters may be reluctant to honor Netflix, said Hollywood Reporter awards columnist Scott Feinberg, but he believes that group is shrinking. Netflix in the running for ultimate film honor with 'Roma' 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

Some of the low visibility of the English-language AJE channel has been economic and technological; cable companies have limited channel positions and have been reluctant to give up slots unless programmers pay steep entry fees. Sale of Current TV gives Al-Jazeera way into U.S. homes 2013-01-04T04:59:45Z

In a bit of comedy, she even forces the reluctant family to say grace before a meal. Alicent Hightower of "House of the Dragon" is the Karen of Westeros 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z

Thus does a reluctant celebrity take his leave. Cult Fame and Its Discontents 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

I'm one of those people who was reluctant about getting a scale — one more thing, one more piece of equipment. Preppy Kitchen's John Kanell reveals the one tool you need to conquer your baking anxiety 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z

They wanted to talk about what they saw but were reluctant to approach docents or ASK employees who were assigned to the galleries. Who’s in Charge at the Brooklyn Museum? It Could Be You 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

And ABC was, naturally, reluctant to indulge in such high figures for launching an untested reality show into a marketplace crowded with successful talent competitions. No deal for Paula Abdul at ABC 2010-03-19T03:14:00Z

Ms. Monk is best known for her innovative vocal techniques, which, for a long time, she was reluctant to notate. Review: American Contemporary Music Ensemble at the Kitchen 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z

Tsui goes to meet Frioporsson — a reluctant subject — and to learn more about an annual community swimming event celebrating his famed swim. Eat. Sleep. Swim. Repeat. 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z

Samet grew up in the Boston suburbs, the daughter of an accountant reluctant to tell war stories. At West Point, warriors shaped through Plutarch and Shakespeare 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

The rest of the assembled were understandably reluctant to argue with a man who’d just risen from the dead. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 3: His Watch Is Ended 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z

“Sharing women’s success stories demonstrates that fighting back is not only possible but also effective, and that might help recruit women who are reluctant to enroll,” Ms. Brecklin said. Self-Defense Classes for Women Put the Focus on Fun 2012-07-25T18:42:35Z

I was captivated by the protagonist's reluctant political awakening, by his final act of rebellion, so quiet and so reckless at the same time. Rereading: Pereira Maintains by Antonio Tabucchi 2011-01-04T14:26:37Z

Ms. Duncan was initially reluctant to commit to the full-time touring schedule. Lindsay Duncan Stars in ‘Le Week-End’ 2014-03-07T20:37:18Z

Brigham stockades the reluctant warrior and attaches him to a squad of soldiers due to be dropped on the beach tomorrow. REVIEW: Edge of Tomorrow: Being Tom Cruise, Forever 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

After winning recent concessions from Netflix to commit to a longer theatrical release window for the company’s awards titles, the academy may now be especially reluctant to allow mass exceptions. The Future That Hollywood Feared Is Happening Now 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z

Presumably the real Phillips is not also the son of a small-time con man and the reluctant editor of a play that experts have anointed as a long-lost work by Shakespeare. 2011's best -- so far! 2011-07-04T15:01:00Z

Though the architects are understandably reluctant to list them, other security features include windows and walls thickened against gunfire. At Sandy Hook Elementary, a new campus and a new start at site of horror 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z

A “reluctant runner,” he took up the sport to spend time with his daughters, Alex and Corrie. As the GOP’s anti-Trump, Ben Sasse picked a big fight. What would it mean to win? 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

As in other European countries, the subject of restitution had been largely ignored in Germany until recently, and some museum leaders had been reluctant to part ways with artifacts. How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z

Curators also didn’t acknowledge that many, if not most, of these women were reluctant first ladies and felt stifled and suffocated by the role. A New Exhibit on First Ladies Plays Down Their Fashion Choices 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

So did a village of Palestinians and their Israeli counterparts from a reluctant hero, family man and his 15-year-old daughter. "Budrus" film captures peaceful change in Middle East 2010-10-10T17:21:00Z

But no: instead they're just a vague, noncommital noun, reluctant to offend, inspire or pin its colours to any discernible mast. Klaxons, Liars, Editors, where's the the? 2010-07-30T23:06:00Z

The film starring Colin Firth as Queen Elizabeth II's father, a reluctant king coping with a debilitating stammer, took in $1.1 million in 43 theaters, averaging a healthy $25,000 a cinema. `Tron: Legacy' uploads at No. 1 with $43.6M debut 2010-12-19T19:46:04Z

I loved the opportunity to get to tell this cool origin story and have a character at the center who is strong and tough and a reluctant superhero, sort of similar to Jessica Jones. No damsels in distress here – Krysten Ritter on her new cult-horror series: "These are tough girls" 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

He tells me that gay men in Russia are reluctant to be tested, not only because of the ignorance about HIV but also because of the huge stigma around the virus. How homophobia feeds Russia’s HIV epidemic 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z

Some designers may be reluctant to extend their lines because of cost. Brides Find Perfect Fit at New Plus-Size Pop-Up Store 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z

I'm always speaking to employers who are increasingly reluctant to employ any women of child-bearing age, because of the headaches maternity leave causes. Do Marissa Mayer's maternity plans make her a fit role model for women? 2012-07-21T23:05:56Z

Hunt’s collaborators sometimes refer to the singer as a “reluctant” celebrity. Sam Hunt catapulted to stardom five years ago. So where’s his second album? 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

He remains reluctant to speak about what he now calls “the events.” Queens of the Stone Age, Redefining Itself to Renew Its Sound 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z

Superficially they are at opposite poles: Mr. Lamar is an anointed-by-acclamation savior and a reluctant hit maker while Meek Mill is an excitable star with a firm grasp on what makes people move. Critic’s Notebook: Kendrick Lamar and Meek Mill, Rappers With Debut Albums 2012-10-28T21:48:03Z

“She’s reluctant about coming out of the shadows, because our real nature is to stay under the radar. That, to me, was the authenticity factor of Janine.” She was a CIA spy. Now she’s a lawyer battling her old agency. This is her story. 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

On May 2, Ms. Rowling issued a Tweet apologizing for killing off Remus Lupin, the reluctant werewolf, in the final book. J.K. Rowling Just Can’t Let Harry Potter Go 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z

She decided to write a note, but was reluctant to send it for a few weeks because she was concerned about backlash. The Big Question This Thanksgiving: Are You Vaccinated? 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

Even after he fell in love with Michelle Yun, now a curator at the Asia Society, he remained a reluctant groom. The Other Mapplethorpe 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z

I asked him to suggest books that might lure the reluctant reader into picking something up and settling down to turn the pages; books suited to reading aloud or for a new reader reading alone. Motherlode Blog: The New Reader’s Back-to-School Booklist 2013-08-21T13:56:02Z

Physiologist Martin Johnson, Edwards’s graduate student in the 1960s, admitted that he was initially reluctant to join him and Steptoe because “it was quite unsettling … to see the sheer level of hostility to their work”. Seven ways IVF changed the world – from Louise Brown to stem-cell research 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z

She also asked, “Why is white america so reluctant to identify white college males as a problem?” “Deal with your sh*t, white people”: Professor ignites a right-wing firestorm over “white college males as a problem” 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

The Xhosa-speaking teenagers, mostly less at ease in English, looked down shyly, reluctant to talk about themselves or their feelings in the presence of their elders. Evidence, ODC and Urban Bush Women Dance for Diplomacy 2010-03-20T03:34:00Z

His journals are now available in English, along with his memoirs, including “Crazy for Vincent,” an account of his obsession with a young skateboarder, mostly straight, who served as his reluctant muse. A French Writer Who Blurred the Line Between Candor and Provocation 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z

He tells the unseen interviewer that he had been reluctant to join a quartet, but from the first time they played as “one” he knew they were meant to be together. A Late Quartet: Harmonic Divergence Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken and Catherine Keener 2012-11-01T16:04:18Z

Maria Kowroski performed the ballerina role tenderly and lightly; she’s reluctant to exert authority or find a wide range of color in the music. Dance Review: Balanchine?s Riffs on Petipa, and Tchaikovsky?s Riffs on Mozart 2011-01-21T23:14:02Z

“At first, I was kind of reluctant to try ballet, but then I thought, ‘What an opportunity to dance with my daughter,’ ” he said. Pa. dad takes on different role as ballet dancer 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

While Sept. 11 has become a familiar plotline in film, television and adult fiction, children’s book authors have been reluctant to take it on. A Wave of 9/11 Novels Seeks a New Audience: the Young Reader 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

I asked if agencies weren’t reluctant to fire all of their media buyers. "Programmatic Buying Killed Us" 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z

It’s my fault, too, because I’m pressing him on a sore subject he is reluctant to discuss: Melania Trump. Monsieur Vogue Is Leaving Trumpland 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

On the other, she’s been both a reluctant campaigner and public speaker. Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband? 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

That directness only heightens the esteem due these soldiers, even if they are reluctant to see themselves as admirable. Review: War Made Terrifyingly Palpable in ‘Citizen Soldier’ 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

Its effect is protective, as she is somewhat shy, and reluctant to speak about herself. For Chakaia Booker, Whose Medium Is Tires, the Art Is in the Journey 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z

What better way to introduce geology to any reluctant science student than a book full of breathtaking “who knew?” moments. The Great Outdoors: From Your Backyard to a Garden in Japan 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

Fans of the show will understand Rachel’s reluctant return: despite her objections, Rachel has always been in thrall to Quinn and to the show. The return of UnReal: can the new season restore the show to former glory? 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z

Now in his 60s, Morris says that he is “less reluctant to share secrets, happier to let people in on what goes into making up a dance.” Mark Morris: Loves Dance, Hates Brussels 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

Before, he was reluctant to revisit the man he was before, a self-reckoning necessary to write a line like “last night I let myself remember times I forgot a woman’s name.” Summertime, and the living is uneasy for Jason Isbell 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z

Avoiding intimacy with something close to terror, Gong-ju idles on the fringes of events as though reluctant to take up space. ‘Han Gong-ju,’ a Drama About Sexual Violence in South Korea 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

If they’re reluctant, suggest working from home once a week with the option to revisit full-time remote work later. How to Become a ‘Digital Nomad’ 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z

Until well into the 20th century, professional orchestras were reluctant to even admit women — the Vienna Philharmonic famously did only in 1997. Why are there so few women at the top in classical music? What’s being done about it in Seattle and elsewhere? 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

But, as A. O. Scott writes, “‘Maggie’s Plan’ is a modest movie, reluctant, like its heroine, to make large claims or excessive demands. What You Should Watch This Weekend: ‘O.J.: Made in America’ and the Tony Awards 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z

Re: Having a Baby: Do you truly want to bring a child into the world with a reluctant partner? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Just remember that it won’t be Mother Nature changing the diapers 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z

But that experience was nothing compared with the scrutiny that arrived when she signed on to play Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant fighter at the center of the “Hunger Games” series. Jennifer Lawrence Has No Appetite for Playing Fame Games 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

He managed to say yes while sounding not particularly interested, even a little reluctant. The Mystery of Magic’s Greatest Card Trick 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z

And was my move here – to a city I no longer admired – as a sort of reluctant "citizen" one of these stories too? Amit Chaudhuri: my new perspective on Calcutta 2013-02-02T07:01:14Z

I still was reluctant and sort of skeptical of those things because I questioned whether or not I was prepared. Frank Ocean Is Finally Free, Mystery Intact 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z

Shed officials were reluctant to discuss their operating budget or business plan, but said they expect to spend around $50 million in the first year. New York Chased the Olympics. It Got the Shed Instead. 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z

In the absence of a prestigious estate, and with owners reluctant to release blue-chip masterworks, there was little to whet collectors’ appetites. Fall Art Auctions See Significant Declines 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

They begin awkwardly and self-consciously, as if reluctant to commit even to performing. Review: Waltzing With Love and Death in ‘Hundred Days’ 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

People with homes are often reluctant to evacuate—they want to protect their stuff. Homeless in Los Angeles 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

He had been reluctant to work abroad but could not find a decent job because of Italy’s high youth unemployment and patronage system. In ‘Italian Ways,’ Tim Parks Again Tries to Explain Italy 2013-06-07T21:25:53Z

Last September, Tester’s nephew was murdered in Washington state, a matter so painful he is still reluctant to discuss it. Jon Tester could teach Democrats a lot about rural America — if he can keep his Senate seat 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z

“She is what you call a reluctant seller,” says Tim Murphy, the Hall and Hall broker selling Grizzly Creek. Inside The Founder Of Kinko's $25 Million Montana Ranch 2012-09-07T13:00:00Z

To play Arthur and Joker, Phoenix researched a number of people that he’s reluctant to even name. Happy now? Everyone is talking about ‘Joker’ 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z

He was such a good bad guy that during his most villainous phase, Indian mothers were said to be reluctant to name their sons Pran. In praise of … Pran Sikand 2013-07-17T22:00:34Z

Enter the reluctant fifth Guardian; the Hulk in this kiddie version of The Avengers. Rise of the Guardians: Santa and His Superhero Posse on a Quest to Save Childhood Innocence 2012-11-21T16:15:34Z

Initially, Mr. Pomeroy was reluctant to take on the project, saying he had too much of a backlog to accept new work. National Jazz Museum Acquires Savory Collection 2010-08-16T19:08:00Z

Throughout much of the 2016 campaign, the news media was reluctant to call Trump a liar, labeling his positions and statements misleading. The news media helped Trump win in 2016. Here's what needs to change for 2020 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z

Though both women seem a little reluctant to admit it, the similarities between them abound. Review: Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, at Home in ‘Bright Lights’ 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z

In "The Raven," the writer forms a reluctant partnership with a police detective to catch a murderer who kills his victims by following elements of Poe's stories. John Cusack is Edgar Allan Poe in `The Raven' 2011-07-22T21:13:09Z

It doesn't help that Moody tacks on an afterword, casting himself as an initially reluctant admirer of Morse's reviews. Rick Moody's uneven 'Hotels of North America' is not worth a stay 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z

That is a summary of the plot; Harding himself is reluctant to define the book. Paul Harding Captures the Quiet Side of Calamity 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z

Trump won’t want it to happen, and I’m afraid that media will be equally reluctant to let go. If Trump loses, the news media should break the addiction. But can they? 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z

Wilson's also a pleasure to watch, molding Bonnie into a reluctant accessory to Ike's vanity and deceit as she chafes against his self-serving actions. "The Shrink Next Door" is a compelling stranger-than-fiction anchored by Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z

The former employees said they had been reluctant to criticize Ms. Lynch because of her connections to powerful people in Boston. Barbara Lynch, a Leading Boston Restaurateur, Is Accused of Workplace Abuse 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

Yes, that sounds grandiose and utopian, but I’m reluctant to bet against one of the world’s top pop stars and the person with the most Twitter followers in the world. Op-Ed Columnist: Born to Not Get Bullied 2012-03-01T04:18:08Z

Our reluctant con artist, Hal, slowly begins to suspect that maybe she’s the one who’s been conned into a fatal trap. Review | Why Ruth Ware’s new thriller is a classic 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z

Whether Leonard is the kindly schoolteacher and reluctant prophet he claims to be or the leader of a small and lethal doomsday cult, he tries to be sensitive to the predicament of his captives. ‘Knock at the Cabin’ Review: Who’s There? The Apocalypse. 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z

Many people feel reluctant to leave the house. 'You will have an emotional reboot': the ultimate guide to stress at every age 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z

Closest to the mark here is Mr. Sowers, whose serene persistence with his reluctant bride carries a strain of sly humor and quiet indomitability. Theater Review: From Elegiac Appalachian Hollers to New Terrain 2011-05-30T21:33:12Z

"My client is a reluctant plaintiff," Andrew said in a brief telephone interview. 1 pushup shy: Man sues FBI over fitness test 2012-04-10T02:45:00Z

A missing founder of the club, a young child and a couple of reluctant and hostile island residents are components of a mystery that the young writer becomes determined to solve. War of the Past, War of the Future: Netflix Tries Both 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z

I sat in Row D, shaky and reluctant to turn off my phone. Richard Nelson’s Final Election Play Proves to Be Eerily Prophetic 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

Gardner, who was initially reluctant to do the new show, said afterward, “I don’t regret it at all.” The Original ‘Real World’ Cast Reunites, Older but Still Not Polite 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z

This agency is tasked with maintaining French as a living language in Quebec, and is particularly reluctant to adopt words from English. Hangry? Want a Slice of Piecaken? The Top New Food Words for 2015 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z

Mr. Tarm said he was still reluctant to explain what the piece is about, saying the music should speak for itself. Youth Symphony Cancels Program That Quotes ‘Horst Wessel’ Song 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

Why is he so reluctant to take on the subject? Callan Wink on Fiction in the Age of “Alternative Facts” 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z

A reluctant bride, Rhaenyra finally accedes to a union in which she would "dutifully" produce a male heir but then let her heart have what it wanted. HBO’s "House of the Dragon" was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z

Though Mr. Newhouse, contacted by email, was reluctant to engage in discussion of paradigm-shifting, other magazine insiders — and many on social media — were not. Edward Enninful as British Vogue Editor: A Barrier-Breaking Choice 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z

Mr. Cohen was an unlikely and reluctant pop star, if in fact he ever was one. Leonard Cohen, Epic and Enigmatic Songwriter, Is Dead at 82 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

Featuring Ms. Karr’s languid wit and reluctant half-smiles, punctuated by family photos of the author, the trailer is actually pretty good. Cultural Studies: Missed the Author?s Tour? See the Video 2010-07-09T18:01:00Z

But he was also an extremely elegant stylist and though I was reluctant I became a fan, devouring all 12 volumes. Ian Rankin: By the Book 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

The narrator’s a reluctant visitor, barely looking at the paintings, but then one pulls him in and he stops to look more carefully. Garth Greenwell on Vacations 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

Decades later they remain reluctant to talk about their families' poverty for complex reasons rooted in the mores of those times. 'A Secret Gift': A trove of letters, a hidden history of hard times 2010-11-19T22:14:00Z

But I’m not convinced that the awfulness and gruesomeness of these alleged repeated violations is what makes us so reluctant to keep listening to these women and continue the conversation. Cosby horrors’ next lesson: What our accusations “fatigue” is really about 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z

No reluctant cats were fed boiled eggs during the making of this motion picture. The Edge of Love: fuzzy at the edges 2011-08-04T17:42:00Z

A few chefs are even reluctant to say their fish is locally caught. | Florida, Part Four 2011-11-16T19:45:40Z

Mr. Domino, who has not performed since 2007, is painfully shy and very reluctant to speak in public. ‘The Big Beat’ Celebrates Fats Domino, Rock’s Reclusive Giant 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z

Nor is Ryan reluctant to call attention to the clay on the boots of her heroes. A Poet Traces Her Personal Obsessions, in Prose 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z

Mr. Mizuki, who was known for his humility, was reluctant to make such a comparison himself, however. Shigeru Mizuki, Influential Japanese Cartoonist, Dies at 93 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z

Lawrence was a complex man – brave, intelligent, passionate, a reluctant hero deeply troubled by his divided British/Arab loyalties. Sue Arnold's audiobook choice - review 2012-10-05T21:55:10Z

Don't expect to get a history lesson from this Revolutionary War epic starring Mel Gibson as a reluctant hero who is dragged into the conflict when — spoiler alert — his son is killed. Red, white and blue on the silver screen: Six essential July 4 films 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

After that I will finish the final edits to my next book, The Reluctant Assassin, which is about an assassin who is slightly reluctant. Quickfire interview: Eoin Colfer on Doctor Who 2013-01-08T09:00:00Z

But he was reluctant to dig deep into painful history or to try to impersonate the man. Stepping Into the Shoes of a Psychopath 2011-07-22T13:00:00Z

The Supreme Court seemed reluctant Tuesday  to end the government’s historic policing of the broadcast airwaves and to strike down the “indecency” rules that guide prime-time TV shows. Supreme Court hears case on profanity rules 2012-01-10T20:02:00Z

Were you reluctant initially to leave Broadway for television? Hal Linden returns to the stage for 'The Fantasticks,' the longest-running musical in history 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z

When I first heard about “The Sopranos,” I was reluctant to watch it. Review | ‘The Sopranos’ at 20: How did the show change TV — and us? 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z

But while men might be reluctant, thankfully, to grace the city streets with such largesse of thigh, the beach is another story. Fine Points: The Latest Men?s Swimwear 2010-06-02T20:59:00Z

Then the sound grows, divided as if by a prism into many lines, and the music embarks on a reluctant, ineffably tender descent. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Classical Music 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

It set the tone for a two-hour film that was alternately mawkish and self-indulgent and always – as Lucy seemed a perennially reluctant subject – faintly, distastefully intrusive. Hugh's Big Fish Fight and True Stories: The Kids Grow Up 2011-01-12T08:00:04Z

It's come with pushback — not just from some customers but from waitstaff reluctant to embrace change or loath to face confrontation with skeptical consumers. "Equity within the whole restaurant": The problem with the tipped wage 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z

Ruskin was reluctant to consummate the marriage at first, telling his young bride that she was not ready for childbirth and that having a baby would inhibit their travel plans. The Unsettling Story of a Broken Marriage in "Effie Gray" 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

An account of Berlioz’s “Le Corsaire,” from May 1948, is so exhilarating, it is little surprise that the authorities were reluctant to let Munch leave. For the Conductor Charles Munch, Virtuosity Meant Taking Risks 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z

Inevitably, she gravitates to larger, louder personalities: worldly Svetlana and Ivan, a math scholar from Hungary — and the novel’s reluctant leading man. An Unassuming Heroine Envies Her Harvard Classmates the Confidence of Their Convictions 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z

"Mad Men" has always resisted becoming the latter, reluctant to use its women as emblems of any particular movement. Women of 'Mad Men' make a strong impression amid their fight for change 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

Sensing that the subject, long hushed, might put off her readers — and her employers at Scholastic magazine, where she worked at the time — she was reluctant to sign her posts, using only her initials. Outing Death 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

With Isatu’s reluctant blessing, Martin had returned to work a few months earlier as chief surgeon of a hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, despite the outbreak. After the Ebola outbreak, the world moved on. One family didn’t. 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

The company is clearly reluctant to theatrically distribute its original movies. Crunchyroll Cultivates a Streaming Community With a Novel Idea: Film Screens 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z

It seemed unnecessary to single out foreigners when our home-grown bankers have proved immensely reluctant to relinquish even a fraction of their wealth. Vivien Duffield: The women who thinks it's better to give 2011-03-27T00:06:25Z

Hobson, who had featured roles in such Broadway musicals as “Next to Normal” and “Bonnie and Clyde,” before returning to the Seattle area, says he was reluctant at first to play Jean Valjean. Balagan Theatre to stage an intimate ‘Les Miz’ 2013-09-05T20:37:26Z

A mainstay of Midtown for nearly half a century, the Marian Goodman Gallery has been reluctant to leave its rental on 57th Street in the heart of Manhattan. Marian Goodman Joins TriBeCa Gallery Throng 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

For contrived reasons too convoluted to explicate, Leo becomes the reluctant and unlikely protector of the other four when they find themselves trapped outside during the violence-filled night. Review: ‘Purge’ sequel provides requisite thrills 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

He is at pains to note that “there has obviously been a very, very disturbing culture, and thank God it’s being addressed”, but also says that he is “reluctant to go there”. Mads Mikkelsen: ‘One word wrong and you're a dead person’ 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z

Lynch was reluctant, but three of his film projects were tied up in Dino De Laurentiis' company's financial woes, keeping him from making another film for three years following "Blue Velvet." From The Archives: Behind the scenes of 'Twin Peaks' 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

I am reluctant to use either product for fear of further damaging the oven. What to do when the power-washer can’t handle patio stains 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z

But I’m still reluctant to say too much, since the full impact of this film is perhaps best experienced if its shocks are uncushioned by foreknowledge. | 'Secret Sunshine': Fierce Tests of Endurance and the Resilience of the Spirit 2010-12-21T23:18:57Z

They often lack basic business skills, have a poor understanding of the finance world and are reluctant exporters. Creative economy: less of the pipes vs poetry debate, please 2013-06-12T09:43:29Z

As I pulled into the Spanish Bay, I entered an intriguing car scene as most of Pebble Beach becomes during this week. I was a bit reluctant to hand over the keys. 2012 Jaguar XKR-S: The Road to Pebble Beach 2011-08-20T02:35:21Z

Jude Law returns as Holmes' somewhat reluctant sidekick Dr. Watson, whose honeymoon plans are thrown into disarray when he is called on to help avert catastrophe in 1890s Europe. Guy Ritchie -- pressure paid off in Sherlock sequel 2011-12-09T14:03:28Z

As part of what seems like a credo, the brothers are ruthlessly private, reluctant to rope in anything like intimate biography into a biopic. Perspective | ‘The Sparks Brothers’ digs into the cult of the rock duo. A deeper dive is even more fulfilling. 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z

Airlines are even more reluctant to issue refunds for fare differences or for so-called ancillary fees, which are not federally regulated — at least not yet. Refund foot-dragging has always been a travel industry tradition. Now it’s getting worse. 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

Like most other artists, filmmakers are reluctant to identify influences, which in any case are not always conscious. The Oscars Issue: ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Shares Something With ‘Lincoln’ 2012-12-28T16:51:45Z

"I don't know if he was frightened but he was definitely reluctant to report it.'" DJ 'had no sexual interest in boys' 2013-09-19T18:57:47Z

A longtime librarian, she was at the time preparing for voluntary but reluctant retirement. Going to great lengths: Cycling Britain from Land’s End to John O’Groats 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

The chef, Bryan Moon, who opened Kichin in November with his older brother Mike, was reluctant to fully disclose his recipe, and it is a secret worth keeping. At Kichin in Brooklyn, Korean Fried Chicken and Mighty Rice Balls 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

Being an in-demand, and somewhat reluctant, public intellectual has left Robinson struggling to find time to start a new novel. A Sci-Fi Writer Returns to Earth: ‘The Real Story Is the One Facing Us’ 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z

He has always been a reluctant interview subject, and under certain circumstances has been known to answer questions with little more than monosyllables. In Ray LaMontagne’s ‘Supernova,’ Hints of the ‘60s 2014-04-30T18:25:15Z

He's reluctant to pass on these assets to a self-indulgent young round-eye who's too lazy to hang up his jacket, but pity leads him to relent. The Karate Kid betrays America's fear of China 2010-08-02T08:00:00Z

"I was completely reluctant to say it on stage," he told Reuters. Comedian Mike Birbiglia sleepwalks to comic riches 2010-10-20T21:27:00Z

Mr. Meyers had a similar joke for similar news: The national security adviser, H. R. McMaster, has been just as reluctant to talk to journalists. Seth Meyers Wonders Why Trump’s Aides Are Shying Away From the Press 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z

I wasn't reluctant to train, but I just couldn't fit in enough of it during fashion weeks. On the Runway Blog: Susie Bubble Thinks Pink 2012-10-15T21:58:21Z

Amid the chaos, she takes on the role of reluctant oracle or interpreter, dogged by glimpses of revelation, yet hesitant to accept, or impose, any pretense of coherence. The Apocalyptic Visions of Ariana Reines 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

Susanna Lau, who talks them up on Style Bubble, her popular blog, was a reluctant convert. It?s a Turban, It?s a Dress (It?s a Scarf) 2011-05-25T21:01:02Z

Reports said she was a reluctant participant, went along with the hijacking of a passenger jet to support her husband, his sacrifice for Croatia, a country she had come to love. Meeting my husband’s killer 2014-01-21T12:45:00Z

I am reluctant to indulge such facile comparisons. What Is Lost in Hedi Slimane’s Celine 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

In director Scott Cooper’s western period drama “Hostiles,” Bales plays army captain Joseph J. Blocker, a reluctant escort for a dying Cheyenne war chief returning to his tribal lands. Lure of Dick Cheney role led Christian Bale to his latest metamorphosis 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

But I'm reluctant to speak about certain scenes because that would influence people's interpretation of the film. Joaquin Phoenix film 'no hoax', insists Casey Affleck 2010-09-07T09:36:00Z

Love was reluctant to dive into the project at first. Hugo House stages 'Brief Encounters' between musicians and writers 2011-02-17T22:28:16Z

Nancy was reluctant to be an activist — and she was reluctant to spend that time even though she did great things. "Picture a Scientist" examines the hostile, sexist STEM environments that drive women to leave 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z

She’s reluctant to name disco as an obvious influence, instead insistently aligning herself with punk. Review | In her memoir, Debbie Harry gives an unvarnished look at her life in the punk scene 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z

Ms. Gevinson, also featured in No Man’s Land, was initially reluctant to join the Wing. The Wing, a Chic Women’s Club, Is Going Wide 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z

“Beyond the Lights” didn’t get made for some time, though; studios were reluctant to fund the project, especially with no bankable stars involved. ‘Love and Basketball’ director explores love and music 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z

Johansson, who usually is reluctant to speak about her private life, also touched on her divorce from Reynolds, 35, earlier this year after two years or marriage. Scarlett Johansson says "nothing wrong" with nude photos 2011-11-01T17:27:13Z

A few others in the crowd laughed, then everyone went silent again, intent on hearing this reluctant soul star as clearly as possible. James Blake plays it both ways at the Roxy 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z

Mr. Essiedu was politely reluctant to dwell on this, preferring to deliberate on the differences between Edmund and Hamlet and speculate on the boundlessness of Shakespeare’s imaginative geography. After ‘Hamlet’ and ‘King Lear,’ Where Else Can Paapa Essiedu Go? 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z

Prosecutors are often reluctant to discuss their work out of court. Film puts spotlight on NYC sex-crimes prosecutors 2011-06-17T17:09:13Z

And yet she’s still reluctant to walk away from a labor of love that has thrived. The News Cycle Is Crushing Seattle’s Vibrant Restaurant Scene 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

Company literature posits, gently, that "Vivos may prove to be the next Genesis", and they are understandably reluctant to flub the responsibility. Bunker mentality: the ultimate underground shelter 2010-04-17T23:09:00Z

At the Gagosian last month, the 78-year-old artist himself was reluctant, as he has been all his life, to ascribe meaning to the words in his paintings. Ed Ruscha Continues His Wordplay 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

When her distant and bitter mother dies, Yejide learns the truth, and the legend becomes her reluctant inheritance. When the Past Can’t Be Buried: Debut Novels Dredge Up Old Ties 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z

Ms. Tobin was reluctant, but Mr. Simon persuaded her to sing at smaller venues in New York until she felt up to performing before a large audience. Louise Tobin, Jazz Vocalist Who Put Her Career on Hold, Dies at 104 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z

When it was over, I felt sorry and reluctant to read anything else. Hanya Yanagihara’s “Sex and the City” 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z

While Hollywood was reluctant to confront the crisis directly, the lack of knowledge about the HIV virus suddenly made sex seem terrifying, and a string of erotic thrillers enjoyed huge popularity in the late 80s. From Philadelphia to 120 BPM: the changing face of Aids in film 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z

Already Jack is displaying “all the energy of a natural showoff reluctant to be subdued by the order and anxiety of his family.” How the four Warner brothers built a movie empire that conquered the world 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z

Still, Hack is reluctant to compare modern-day Aleppo with the cities ravaged in World War Two. If London were Aleppo - Buckingham Palace destroyed, 4.3 million dead or displaced 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z

Although Knell and Goldberg are reluctant to put it in this way, the magazine is a fading star within the Society’s cosmos. National Geographic explores new frontiers with Gary Knell at the helm

It is one of the first photographic representations of war as an eerie postscript to a danse macabre, an empty stage from which the reluctant actors have departed. Photography's bodies of evidence | John Perivolaris 2010-04-04T14:00:00Z

“I had been the one who was more reluctant,” Mr. Kapelos said. Ice Cream Topped with Easy Conversation 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z

“I’m reluctant to see people because I’m considered ‘hyper-vulnerable,’ you know.” Living With Edmund White 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z

When I track down Obama's former room-mate, who now works for Getty Images and lives in Seattle, he is reluctant to speak. Barack Obama and his wild, drug-taking roomie 2012-10-03T15:08:57Z

In my experience, most parents are quite reluctant to put their kids on psychotropic medication unless they’re in serious distress. The truth about ADHD: Over-diagnosis linked to cause championed by Michelle Rhee 2014-03-01T19:00:00Z

While no one accused Zorreguieta of being party to the abuses, the Dutch government, with Maxima's reluctant consent, sent an elder statesman to Argentina to inform him he would be unwelcome at the wedding. Kate can get a princess tips from Dutch royal 2011-05-04T13:59:26Z

That strict sense of propriety, as well as a disinclination to privilege the individual above the collective, that made him reluctant to discuss his intimate habits and feelings. In ‘Mandela: The Lost Tapes,’ a Veteran Journalist Finds Himself 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z

Even the most egalitarian economists, such as Mr Piketty, are reluctant to recommend employment guarantees and wage controls. Mind the gap 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

After all, it’s old-school and, as several students noted, very reluctant to use e-commerce. On The Runway: Enterprising Business Students Turn to Fashion 2013-12-06T23:33:08Z

They were reluctant to plaster their social media feeds with pictures of their son. Voting in cute baby contest halted after parents' snide comments about rivals 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z

Camp administrators were reluctant to give it to him. In History?s Lost and Found, One Soldier?s Watch 2011-06-22T20:38:52Z

Certainly, Mr. Lee has not been reluctant to make changes at Bottega. Breaking the Curse of the It Bag 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z

His other works included "The Pursuit of Power" and a reluctant biography of his fallen idol, Toynbee, written on request by Toynbee's wife. William H McNeill, prize-winning world historian, dead at 98 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

I am well aware that the matchless Calvin Trillin proposed spaghetti carbonara as the American national dish, and I am reluctant to tangle with the Gourmand of Grove Place on any issue of the table. Carbonara Purists Can’t Stop the Pasta Revolution 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z

Grainge became the chief executive of Universal Music worldwide, after Universal's French owners Vivendi pushed a reluctant Morris upstairs to become chairman. Sony Music appoints Nick Gatfield to head its British operations 2011-07-21T12:51:58Z

“They were reluctant to give a writer something with his name on it, you know?” Jack Handey Is the Envy of Every Comedy Writer in America 2013-07-15T19:46:10Z

Something about a grizzled, complex, reluctant hero who rebuilds himself against all odds as he works towards an impossible goal. Which big-screen actors deserve a small-screen reinvention? 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z

After his father started attending acting classes he’d been given as a gift, he encouraged the reluctant young Nicholas to follow him into the craft. How the ‘Succession’ Star Nicholas Braun Elevates Cousin Greg 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z

“It’s like virtual brunch,” said Kelley Joyce, 45, a divorced entrepreneur in Manhattan who tried the eight-week program last fall, using it to analyze, for example, a prospect who was reluctant to schedule weekend dates. What Can an Online Dating Coach Do for You? 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z

Now, to avoid embarrassing public exposure and litigation, Bunny and Laura must extract the truth from a reluctant Guillam, who has his own secrets to keep. John le Carré is back in fine form — with George Smiley — in 'A Legacy of Spies' 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z

She’s reluctant to engage with her brother, from whom she’s estranged, and daunted by the idea of clearing out the home before it can go on the market. 10 New Books Coming in January 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z

But in the very same breath she is doubtful, reluctant and self-sabotagingly kind. | 'Good People': Been Back to the Old Neighborhood? 2011-03-04T03:09:46Z

These words can strike fear in the heart of a reluctant theatergoer. Summer Shakespeare: A critic's take on the secret to theatrical success 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z

It seems to teach an idea that sex is a negotiation, and that women are inherently reluctant. Author Sohaila Abdulali: "It's not a survivor's duty to cure rape" 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z

Campbell, an extremely reluctant witness at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, was being questioned in Taylor's war crimes trial about claims made by actress Mia Farrow. Model tells court: Not clear gift was diamonds 2010-08-05T12:50:00Z

Since you were reluctant to write "A Fine Romance," what was the experience like once you started? Candice Bergen offers a second memoir, 'A Fine Romance' 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z

Annie March is a fledgling war correspondent paddling in Martha’s professional wake, a convenient acolyte and companion both in newly liberated Paris and as close to the front lines as a reluctant military will allow. Escape to Another Century! These Historical Novels Are Your Ticket 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z

Despite his recent efforts and his presumably changed habits, Smith is reluctant to identify as a paragon of health. Kevin Smith: Skinnier -- but not proud 2011-02-11T16:12:00Z

The real question is why evening news viewers are still so reluctant to accept someone a little looser delivering the big stories of the day. Goodbye to Katie Couric, "perky" news anchor? 2011-04-04T20:05:00Z

Gilbert was much more reluctant to discuss transitions at “The Talk,” where Julie Chen, one of its founding co-hosts, announced her exit from the show in a pretaped message this past September. Sara Gilbert Balances Her Lives on ‘The Conners’ and ‘The Talk’ 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

Parents often complain that their teenagers are closed off and reluctant to talk to them about school. 'Tidy your room!': a teenagers' guide to arguing with your parents 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z

We may find her statue touching, vulnerable — but it’s very possible to infer from it that she was reluctant to address ballet’s rigors. Reassembling the ‘Little Dancer’ by Degas as a Musical 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

His disease cost him much of his jaw, and Mr. James is not reluctant to show his struggles, but the film is inspirational not just because of Mr. Ebert’s determination to stay active despite illness. ‘Life Itself,’ a Film About Roger Ebert, Airs on CNN 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z

It is tempting to overstate "Bumblebee"'s accomplishments, which I am reluctant to do. The big "Bumblebee" question: With no Michael Bay, could Transformers have been good all along? 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z

Even better is "Burning Up" a blues about lust which lures the initially reluctant Festival Hall into a gutsy call-and-response. Meltdown 2010: An Evening of Political Song; the Duckworth Lewis Method; Seasick Steve 2010-06-19T23:05:00Z

In the final story in Tan’s brilliant and daring collection, Vivien Chiang, a reluctant shop clerk, is robbed by a thief pressing a blade against her skull. Debut Story Collections Full of Vulnerable People and Their Pain 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

But when the tables are turned and a company can’t keep its schedule, some seem reluctant to assume responsibility. Perspective | Trying to get a refund can leave one spent 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z

It didn’t take Adam Scott long to see the comic potential in partnering with Craig Robinson on “Ghosted,” the new Fox series about a pair of reluctant paranormal investigators. Adam Scott Does Not Believe in Ghosts 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z

Bands are sometimes reluctant to discuss the music they listened to while making an album. Darkstar take dubstep forward again with North 2010-10-07T21:30:00Z

She really loves him and wants to marry him, but she sees it as a stalemate on the location — I see a reluctant groom. Perspective | Ask Amy: Aunt wonders how to counsel niece on marriage 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z

"My brother is reluctant for reasons only known to himself," Ray suggested. Rewind radio: Jagger's Jukebox; Keith Richards at Home; Johnnie Walker With the Kinks 2011-01-02T00:05:26Z

Yet thanks to a culture of political correctness and a social media-enforced code of sensitivity, we're increasingly reluctant to acknowledge them. Colin Quinn is embracing the moment — his moment 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z

The Saudis’ nervous allies, including the UK, are reluctant to make a fuss about this important Middle East ally and arms purchaser. Dune, Bond and Top Gun returns: Films to look out for in 2021 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z

A self-described "reluctant songwriter," Crenshaw has long considered his songs as a kind of "means to an end" and "a vehicle for performance." "The Wild Exciting Sounds of Marshall Crenshaw" is the live album we didn't know we needed 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z

Both are set in the recent past and tackle US racism via a reluctant friendship between a black man and a white man. ‘Let’s do the right thing!’ How Spike Lee became Hollywood’s political conscience 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z

"I was reluctant to the idea of doing another television series in general." 10 killer facts about "Dexter" 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z

Dr Walter Busuttil, its director of medical services, admits that the MoD has been reluctant, in the past, to recognise PTSD. 'You don't ever get over it': meet the British soldiers living with post-traumatic stress disorder 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z

I loved watching mothers dragging reluctant first-year university students around trying to find all the textbooks on their reading lists for bargain prices. 10 of the world’s best markets: readers’ travel tips 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

Initially, I was reluctant — we are in hair-raising times where all news is bizarrely accelerated and supposed “news cycles” no longer exist. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: I spent a week evading current events. Here’s what I learned. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

The members are happy about these developments, but their reluctant, temporary disbandment raises questions of whether a sketch group can move, as a unit, beyond stage work. Pangea 3000, Sketch-Comedy Troupe, on Disbanding 2012-07-27T16:00:00Z

Muneer suspects that many men are reluctant to do so, which means the true rates could be higher than thought. Peyronie’s disease: the penis condition that affects one in 10 men 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

While reluctant to discuss herself, she launches energetically into detailing efforts by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights to improve conditions for New York farmworkers. HBO's 'Ethel' turns loving lens on RFK's widow 2012-10-17T17:13:08Z

Yet he lacks blaze, as if reluctant to sweep up the theater in the heartthrob rapture you expect him to exemplify. 4 Buzzy ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Debuts, 1 Fainthearted Production 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z

Morton's Martha — far more naturalistic, far more normative, for more quickly vulnerable than usual — is a demonstrably reluctant manipulator. 'Woolf' driven by dangerous George 2010-12-13T00:23:32Z

The film, which stars Colin Firth as Britain's reluctant King George VI and Geoffrey Rush as his speech therapist, captured the festival's People's Choice award. "King's Speech" wins top Toronto film fest prize 2010-09-19T21:39:00Z

Now, my brother has asked to see them, but I am reluctant to hand them over. Do We Need to Tell Our Son That His Dad Has Coronavirus? 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

Does your doctor’s office have any suggestions for spouses to get reluctant patients to seek medical care? My husband won’t see the doctor 2013-01-31T01:00:00Z

In that vein, Lemakis said that while working in the galleries she sensed that there were visitors who appeared to read the button on her jacket lapel but seemed reluctant to inquire further. An Artist and Met Museum Guard Whose New Work Is About Pay: Her Own 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z

Adult comedy "The Sitter," starring Jonah Hill as a reluctant babysitter, brought in $10 million and landed in second place. Early "New Year's Eve" wins weekend box office 2011-12-11T16:52:58Z

She has a number of long-standing medical issues and is reluctant to seek advice regarding her lack of interest in sex. How it feels to live in a sexless marriage – readers respond 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z

Lia seeks help from a dubious psychic, but is understandably reluctant when a pushy TV documentary-maker proposes a film about missing persons. Review 2010-10-06T23:43:00Z

Though initially reluctant, they figured it was better to participate than to leave their stories, and the stories of their fellow survivors, up to others. The Story Behind Patriots Day and the Politics of "Too Soon" 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

As reluctant as Sondheim was to write lyrics for other composers, it was almost unheard of for him to write music for other people’s lyrics. 20 Stephen Sondheim Songs to Listen to Right Now 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z

A reluctant Lake County, Ind., juror paid the first part of a court-ordered penalty this morning by carrying a sign in front of the courthouse reading: "I failed to appear for jury duty." Judge orders reluctant juror: Hold sign 2012-01-30T17:27:00Z

Then he asked for our names, but we were a bit reluctant to give them, because you never know who you can trust. The first Glastonbury: 'Hell's Angels stole the ox-roast!' – a classic feature 2013-06-12T10:35:57Z

They end up believing nothing they do will ever be good enough, and then they become reluctant even to attempt anything. ‘When I became a mother I realised how hard it is’: how the parenting experts parent 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z

One editor, he was told, felt Hawley was reluctant to make changes. Noah Hawley Keeps Changing Lanes 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z

He was reluctant to disclose details about the supplemental stories he's provided. How 'Shuffle Along' director George C. Wolfe brought back the 1921 show that changed Broadway forever 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

“Although it is possible for clinicians to visit him in the embassy,” this ran, “most doctors are reluctant to do so.” The ballad of Pammy and Julian Assange - her poor, mournful sea lion 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

I think our daughter will be better off without a reluctant, angry mom in her life. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A baby came, then mom decided to leave 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z

She told The New York Times in 2000 that she thought the record companies were reluctant because much of her music was uncategorizable. Nora York, Singer Who Fused Forms, Dies at 60 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

To a large degree it's because theatrical producers are reluctant to cannibalize sales of hit shows. 'Hamilton,' the movie? Why screen adaptions of stage musicals take so, so, so long 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z

At first, Mr. Bhutto was reluctant to discuss his own use of cross-dressing. The Scion of a Pakistani Political Dynasty Comes Out 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z

In mid-2010, the Merauke project was put on hold by its director after opposition from local tribal animists and Christians reluctant to give up their land to Muslims from either Jakarta or Jeddah. Don’t censor the school-lunch blog 2012-06-15T16:15:00Z

In “Funny Girl,” Nick Hornby uses the story of a reluctant beauty queen from Blackpool as the hook for a rambunctious cultural history of British television comedy 50 years ago. Nick Hornby’s ‘Funny Girl,’ About a 1960s BBC Sitcom Star 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

A reluctant Murphy accepts the assignment after the man offers to start a foundation in honor of Murphy’s son. Review | ‘What You Break’ review: This Long Island is far, far from the Hamptons 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

Jonah himself begins as a reluctant accomplice, a comic-book nerd thrust into the hunters’ world by a family tragedy. In ‘Hunters,’ Al Pacino Stalks Nazis Into New Territory 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

But instead of blaming women for not negotiating more, we need to recognise that women often have good cause to be reluctant to advocate for their own interests because doing so can easily backfire. Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg – extract 2013-03-15T20:01:02Z

I suspect people are reluctant to equate the two groups and aren’t quite sure you’re describing a “double standard” — where different rules are applied to situations that are essentially the same. Shoppers Should Wear Masks. Shouldn’t Protesters, Too? 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

I was initially reluctant to play guitar on my own records, and would delegate that to more skilled musicians. Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso in London 2010-07-15T20:30:00Z

And schooldays, as parents never cease to remind their reluctant scholars, are the best days of our lives. Poster poems: School 2011-02-04T09:00:02Z

This is a complex tale involving a young and reluctant biographer, Margaret Lea, an old and enigmatic writer, Vida Winter, and the long departed members of the March family and their home, Angelfield House. Penelope Bush's top 10 teen twin books 2013-03-28T16:29:47Z

It’s a subject he’s reluctant to talk about, his normal expansiveness giving way to terse responses. Damian Lewis Discusses the Future of ‘Billions’ 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z

“I’d be reluctant to say this is particularly related to the covid virus, per se; it’s related to being sick in general.” Another routine the pandemic has disrupted: Your period 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z

Many people are reluctant to directly ask someone whether they have thought about harming themselves, Draper said. How to talk to loved ones when you’re worried about their mental health 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z

He and some others are reluctant to raise prices any higher. Gulf Oysters Are Dying, Putting a Southern Tradition at Risk 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

“I don’t care about introverts — oh God, spare me,” she said of reclusive writers reluctant to engage on the web. Money talk for writers and other creatives with 90X90LA 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

Which means that despite the avalanche of allegations against Weinstein, other powerful Hollywood players may be reluctant to speak out. With Harvey Weinstein out, Hollywood speculates on whether its culture will change 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z

Check out our list below, which we're almost reluctant to share because we selfishly prefer that these remain in stock and don't develop cult followings. 12 under-the-radar Trader Joe’s products you need to try immediately 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z

But he said that boys around middle school age — when they are at their vocal peak, just before their voices change — are often reluctant to. In a Season of Boys’ Choirs, a Question: Why No Girls? 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z

She and her business partner, the chef Suzanne Goin, said they had been reluctant to get involved in politics, for fear of alienating potential customers or misrepresenting the views of their staff. How Small Restaurants Leveraged Their Pain to Win Stimulus Money 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z

“Elizabeth was only my third date with a woman. I wasn’t really out to anyone. I was very reluctant to deal with it but knew I had to.” Worthy of a Romance Novel, With a Touch of Mystery 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z

For all its popularity, the show was never intended to last more than its original three seasons, and Knudsen was initially reluctant, she said, to do a fourth, believing fans would inevitably be disappointed. A Darker ‘Borgen’ Returns, and Heads to Greenland 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z

He persuaded the reluctant owner to sell him the bike for $25,000, although “it’s worth 55 grand, easily,” he said, holding the handlebars protectively, as if a visitor might jump on and drive away. At Home With Mike Wolfe: Mike Wolfe, of ?American Pickers,? at Home in Iowa 2011-08-24T22:41:38Z

I was the one who had proposed the piece, but when we first talked about it I was reluctant to use dirty words in front of him. Remembering Robert Silvers 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z

DeMarco is a classic reluctant hero, troubleshooting for the Speaker of the House. Summer reading list: 7 super mysteries and thrillers 2011-06-24T21:26:07Z

Europeans just seem to be more reluctant to appear on camera than Americans, and whenever I pulled out the Sanyo on my Frugal Grand Tour, people would shy away. 2010-01-20T20:13:00Z

I am reluctant to describe more of the lovely touches in this staging lest I take away one’s pleasure in seeing them fresh. In Carsen’s ‘Falstaff’ at the Met, Verdi Through a Postwar Lens 2013-12-07T10:08:48Z

Netflix acquired the streaming distribution rights to this Ellen Page drama, which finds the Juno star once again playing a reluctant mother-figure—in this case, to a baby neglected by an irresponsible parent. These Are the Sundance Movies That Will Be Big in 2016 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z

Lara Dominguez is a police reporter at a struggling newspaper who is obsessed with getting an exclusive story on the Black Ghost, a vigilante the city is reluctant to acknowledge. 8 New Comic Book Series for the End of Summer 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z

I am reluctant to publish this privileged information, but China, Red China, PRC, is inhabited by marvelous, friendly people. A Solo Traveler’s Guide to Meeting People 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

Media outlets often celebrate Vance as the “reluctant interpreter of Trumpism” in a way that endorses his belief that a “sympathetic but hard-nosed” approach to Trump voters is the way forward in our political moment. Liberal shaming of Appalachia: Inside the media elite’s obsession with the “hillbilly problem” 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

Such an approach would allow the first lady to skirt policy issues, which she has typically been reluctant to delve into. Melania Trump discusses the opioid epidemic, media coverage and those red Christmas trees 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z

So first, if folks are reluctant to adapt blockchain, how can these positive examples exist? “Some folks believe blockchain will save the universe”: Inside Alex Winter’s “Trust Machi... 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z

Describing himself as scared and nervous but also excited, Mr. Mitchell said he was initially reluctant to play Hedwig again after his yearlong run downtown and then in a 2001 film adaptation. John Cameron Mitchell to Return as Star of 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

Keenly aware of her glimmering image, Mr. Kanter, the show’s creator, was reluctant to consider her for the demure Julia Baker. Diahann Carroll, Actress Who Broke Barriers With ‘Julia,’ Dies at 84 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

In his first two years as president, Joe Biden has been relatively reluctant to meet with members of the news media. A light evening with Dark Brandon 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z

It's ok to be reluctant if you are a shop assistant but as an assassin it is a real drawback. Quickfire interview: Eoin Colfer on Doctor Who 2013-01-08T09:00:00Z

I am doing better now, but I find myself reluctant to reestablish contact with her. Carolyn Hax: When a family member thinks you’re too abrasive 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

She was reluctant at first to speak in public, although she showed an immediate skill at interacting with British citizens at casual events. Kate & Wills eye 1-year wedding anniversary 2012-04-27T10:45:12Z

In director Scott Cooper’s western period drama “Hostiles,” Bales plays army captain Joseph J. Blocker, a reluctant escort for a dying Cheyenne war chief returning to his tribal lands. Lure of Dick Cheney role led Christian Bale to his latest metamorphosis 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

A brief flashback seems like a perfect way to handle superhero origins, but screen creators have been oddly reluctant to embrace it. Pulling punches: why origin stories keep superhero films from soaring 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z

As Rouhi’s reluctant involvement deepens, the light in her eyes dims. Review: ‘Fireworks Wednesday,’ a Domestic Drama From Iran 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

His acclaimed portrayal of the reluctant king swept various awards leading up to the Oscars. Colin Firth wins Oscar for "King's Speech" 2011-02-28T04:32:48Z

He enjoys the group — “The memes are great and a lot of them I agree with” — but is reluctant to post. Can Society Scale? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z

Beating back an empire After Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821, other nations were reluctant to recognize the autonomy of the fledgling country. Americans might love Cinco de Mayo, but few know what they’re celebrating 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z

To be honest, many NFL players are reluctant to address such a sensitive issue. NFL Player Launches Viral Campaign to Support Domestic Abuse Survivors 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Although the star did not dispute his Range Rover bumped the back of her Mercedes-Benz, he was apparently reluctant to hand over his insurance details or driving permit number. Chris Brown could face jail over minor car accident 2013-05-28T11:08:46Z

"You can call me momma from now on," she says, and Sam sighs the particularly Southern sigh of the reluctant surrogate son. "True Blood" 4x12: A sexy, bloody end to season four 2011-09-12T11:59:00Z

Mr. Guirgis is reluctant to use racial epithets in his work, so he sometimes opts for an interchangeable profanity instead. Curses! And Why They Work So Well Onstage (Sometimes) 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z

The cone of silence appears also to cover contractors, who are as reluctant to talk about their dealings with the Clintons as characters in Harry Potter books are about uttering Voldemort's name. Chelsea warning: NY town abuzz pre-Clinton wedding 2010-07-28T18:39:00Z

Less widely understood is just how reluctant the system is to righting those wrongs. What does an innocent man have to do to go free? Plead guilty 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

Given their limited acquisition budgets, American museums have relied on donated antiquities and now donors who lack full paperwork can be reluctant to make gifts, and museums are reluctant to accept them. For U.S. Museums With Looted Art, the Indiana Jones Era Is Over 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z

“Black Lightning,” airing Tuesdays, is the reluctant comeback story of a hero grappling with heroism’s limits. Review: ‘Black Lightning’ Is Pulp With a Purpose 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z

Curators have always been reluctant to deal with the subversive. Street Art That?s Finding a New Address 2010-03-03T23:13:00Z

Mr. O’Neill was reluctant to reveal any details in order to reserve surprises for readers. Alan Moore Is Preparing a Six-Part Finale for Extraordinary Gentlemen 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

Although Eshun is reluctant to codify the Black Fantastic as a movement, this quality emerges as one of the touchstones of the exhibition. ________Stepping Into the Expansive Worlds of Black Imagination 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

She plays a reluctant mother who does not even bother to name her children, forbidding herself to succumb to the weakness of emotion in an effort to survive. Hollywood must drop fixation wih beauty, says Night Manager director 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z

Mr. Oyelowo was reluctant to dwell on racism he has experienced personally or professionally and how that might relate to the tragedy. For David Oyelowo, the Time Has Come to Play Othello 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z

And, as Molly, the camp's nurse, Anna Chlumsky is likeable as a reluctant ally for the youth. Conversion camp horror flick "They/Them" is a crafty, killer good time 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z

Even now, almost two years after his death, his colleagues in Sierra Leone are reluctant to discuss the events leading up to it, fearful someone might try to parse responsibility for what happened. After the Ebola outbreak, the world moved on. One family didn’t. 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

The rest of us are reluctant to wait for future benefits because, for reasons either genetic or buried in our deep pasts, we don't believe good things are likely to happen. Gimme gimme gimme: how to increase your willpower 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

At times, he has been reluctant to do the sort of things considered a necessary part of show business, like campaigning for awards. In ‘The Night Of,’ John Turturro Picks Up Where James Gandolfini Left Off 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z

Even now his frontbench career is over, it seems, he is reluctant to fall out with people. Jack Straw: 'I didn't have a nervous breakdown, but I was close to one' 2012-09-29T23:07:05Z

Hollis asked Campbell why she had been so reluctant to appear before the war crimes tribunal, and the model said she was afraid to be associated with Taylor. Model tells court: Not clear gift was diamonds 2010-08-05T12:50:00Z

Perhaps, he adds, the US establishment was reluctant to admit to a foreign influence, especially when its focus on societal ills and the plight of the working class came with connotations of socialism and communism. Sleazy bosses, exploited barmaids: US cinema finally discovers the left behinds 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

But the imperturbable Mr. Haacke is reluctant to attack collectors’ preference for the attractive and uncontroversial over tough work like his. Hans Haacke, Firebrand, Gets His First U.S. Survey in 33 Years 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z

He seems reluctant to interpret the events he’s describing, or hopeful that they require no interpretation. An Ecstatic, Troubled Poet Comes to Life in a New Biography 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z

Mr. Colbert was initially reluctant about taking over the theater because he found the size of the studio overwhelming. Stephen Colbert’s Shiny New Home on Broadway Reflects Its Past 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

The sneak attack killed more than 2,400 Americans and forced the reluctant nation into the caldron of World War II. The U.S. military expected a Japanese attack in 1941 - but not in Hawaii, explains 'Countdown to Pearl Harbor' 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z

She was a reluctant public speaker, reading lines not in her native language in front of a prime-time audience. G.O.P. Convention Begins With Trump Written All Over It 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z

As the series progresses, he's reluctant to pursue a relationship with Fran because he's concerned for the children, who sometimes seem to have coped with their mother's death better than he has. What our love for widower rom-coms says about our flawed search for love 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z

Another reason some people are reluctant to seek help is because they haven’t seen that behavior modeled in their upbringing, says Grant, author of “Reinforcements: How to Get People to Help You.” More of us need help. Why is it so hard to ask for, and how can we make it easier? 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z

The reason: Bhuiyan was an upper-level elite passenger, the kind the airline would be reluctant to disappoint. How to get an airline to compensate you — even when it doesn’t have to 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

In the course of the novel, Gunnar, a sensitive young poet and reluctant basketball player, eventually becomes his generation’s messiah. No Compromises 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

Some film-makers have been reluctant to go along with the trend, fearing that audiences would find unfamiliar accents a barrier between them and the story. Gambit gabble: what actors' accents lack 2012-11-26T16:46:43Z

Santa claws: Device to keep reluctant kids on Saint Nick’s lap until the picture’s taken. Style Invitational Week 1259: Beat the banned with euphemisms 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z

The Obama administration seemed reluctant to show any sign of weakness in its dealing with Iran. ‘A Sliver of Light:’ three Americans imprisoned in Iran 2014-03-19T18:53:32Z

For obvious reasons, Mr. Hall was reluctant to reveal the exact conclusion of “Network,” but he credited its outcome to Mr. van Hove. ‘Network’ in an Age of Fake News and Fury 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

Hodge was initially reluctant about having two actors play the former U.S. leader, as suggested by his brother. 'Clinton: The Musical' gets U.S. debut at NY theater festival 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

This is her first job, and she is reluctant to rock the boat. Work Advice: First job offers a lasting lesson 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

I’m a big fan of raw vegetables and reluctant to talk trash about a celebrity, but come on. ‘The Lovebirds’ Review: It’s a Turkey 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z

New Yorkers walk past the tours and tour guides, holding children’s hands, talking, pulling reluctant dogs behind them. The Out of Towner: Touring New York City, Inside Yet Out 2011-11-17T23:19:14Z

With the death penalty of his diagnosis looming, Walt wakes from the slumber of an unfulfilling life, evolving from feckless drudge to reluctant part-time criminal, then gradually to something worse. Magazine Preview: The Dark Art of ?Breaking Bad? 2011-07-06T12:20:00Z

He was very reluctant to do the part originally. Daniel Craig: a reluctant Bond who has made the role his own 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z

Public figures are especially reluctant to admit wrongdoing unless pressed. Why Dan Crenshaw got a public apology and others didn’t. (Hint: It’s about power, people.) 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

He's reluctant to confess their shared father or bequeath the money, a suspense prolonged artificially. Review: 'People Like Us,' a drama in action style 2012-06-27T21:39:08Z

Part 2 recounts the succession of reluctant investigations and alleged cover-ups that followed, and lays bare the pain of the parents, whose sons’ bodies have never been found. Best TV Shows of 2019 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z

When I was reluctant to participate in her antics she gave me a drunken speech about how I should have higher self-esteem. My friend is out of control 2013-01-14T01:00:00Z

Like a reluctant and glamorous spy, Bruno flirts with a woman on the ferry there, even asking her for a kiss for luck after he loses a cuff link. Alexander Chee on Jonathan Lethem's 'A Gambler's Anatomy': 'Oceans 11' meets 'Escape to Witch Mountain' meets a meningioma 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

There's also a new OutKast record in the works, though he's reluctant to reveal any details. Bonkers beats and Sir Lucious rhymes! Big Boi steps out from OutKast 2010-07-09T23:08:00Z

When I asked Johnson if he thought white authors were reluctant to create black characters, he quipped, “I wish more of them would be reluctant.” Why write a novel about a race that’s not your own? The case of ‘Ginny Gall’ 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

In recent interviews he said dealers like Latchford were often reluctant to disclose where they had acquired objects and that he didn’t push to know more. Cambodia Says It’s Found Its Lost Artifacts: in Gallery 249 at the Met 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z

When these two sing “If I Loved You,” perhaps the greatest ballad ever of reluctant attraction, you can feel the shared pride and antagonism that both draws them together and divides them. London Theater Journal: A 'Carousel' That Really Moves 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

You also shouldn’t jump to conclusions about why someone is reluctant to receive a vaccine. Vaccine conversations can be messy. Here’s how to talk about the shots. 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z

Were you reluctant to dig deeper into this story, given Hale’s personality? ArtsBeat: A Father’s Wrath: Tom Kizzia Talks About ‘Pilgrim’s Wilderness’ 2013-07-24T18:12:36Z

Media companies knew “how dangerous it was in those areas and were reluctant to send their staffers there,” Diane says. ISIS murdered her son. But she wasn’t going to let that be his only legacy. 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z

When she started writing the column, she has said, she was reluctant to advocate divorce. Dear Abby's legacy: Wit, warmth, and snappy advice 2013-01-18T14:05:19Z

Imitation Game’s hero, brilliant mathematician Alan Turing, is also a reluctant hero, as in the American tradition. Stiff upper lip or man on the edge? How movies see real-life heroes 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

In general, I’m reluctant to spend money, but if something is a truly good value, I’ll open my wallet, whether it’s 50-cent roadside kebabs in Beijing or $88 for the world’s best bed-and-breakfast in Shanghai. Three Things I've Learned About Frugal Travel (And the Things I Didn't Do) 2010-05-26T03:01:00Z

The Rolling Stones pitched up in the south of France in the spring of 1971 as reluctant tax exiles fleeing the Labour government's punitive 93% tax on high earners. Exile on Main St 2010-04-24T23:05:00Z

If you are moved by footage of caretakers nudging reluctant animals out of their carriers so that they may leave captivity forever … well, bring tissues. What You Should Watch Each Day This Week: ‘The Detour’ and ‘Lady Dynamite’ 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z

But he added that organizations should be careful to avoid penalizing performers who are reluctant to publicize their views. Too Close to Putin? Institutions Vet Artists, Uncomfortably. 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z

Iger postponed his retirement three times and according to The New York Times, "seemed reluctant to leave the company when he did." A tale of two Bobs: Bob Chapek out, Robert Iger in at Disney 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z

So far, Bella has been reluctant to take the momentous step, but she certainly likes Edward more than Jacob. Pure hell 2010-07-08T21:09:00Z

Meanwhile Jones, who has always been less earnest and more reluctant than the other three, is making her way to the battle with Murdock. Defenders assemble! The kickass superheroes with no friends and a SuperDonald baddie 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z

Of the evening’s new ballets, however, it’s the most reluctant to meet the expectations of a Met audience. Dance Review: A Big House, Big Names, New Twists 2011-05-25T22:42:28Z

Though one is reluctant to use the word "benefit," "Cyber's" opening in the wake of the Sony hacking scandal is certainly fortuitous. 'CSI: Cyber's' Patricia Arquette is wired in to her role 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

In the film, we see how Ben is reluctant to address his grief for losses in his life and hesitant around other people who are religious and comfortable expressing their own spirituality. Seth Rogen and Seth Rogen on Playing Ancestral Homies 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z

Several spoke anonymously, reluctant to criticize their employer. Bloomberg News’ campaign coverage policy leads to fallout 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

Olimpiade itself is a familiar experience for a reluctant operagoer like me: richly realized scenery, staging and singing yoked to an interminable, grinding clunker of a storyline. Bohemian Rhapsody: Tour Of Prague With A Czech Prince 2013-06-04T14:24:02Z

Springsteen is not the only rock musician who is reluctant to be embraced by the Republican Party. A Springsteen Cover Band Is a Fitting Choice for Trump’s Inauguration 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

His parents were reluctant to let him mix with local children, who they considered common, and although the family lived across the road from a cinema, he was not allowed to go and see films. John Hurt: Profile 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z

As a result, a barely perceptible haze seems to enshroud her subjects; they seem both available and recessive, inviting and reluctant. “We Are Not Used to People Thinking We Are Beautiful” 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z

I’m so reluctant to talk about the details of the ending because, frankly, I don’t want it to get misinterpreted. ?The Gershwins? Porgy and Bess? Is Less Changed for Broadway 2011-11-14T23:31:01Z

He was a reluctant participant in our Christmas extravaganza. A stranger's generous, unexpected remarks helped me deal with bereavement 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z

“There are a lot of reluctant heroines in teen literature, like, ‘I just wanted to be a normal girl, but I was chosen to save the world!’ ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ was always progressive. Now, Netflix’s version is empowering a new generation. 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

While "First Man" is a highly personal story about one man and his date with destiny, reluctant fame and immortality it also speaks to a time when the American people dared to dream big. Author of Neil Armstrong biography "First Man": He understood "the place of humankind in the cosmos" 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z

He was initially reluctant to do art on commission. The saga of Matt Sesow: How a one-handed artist is seizing D.C.’s art world 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

“In that first year, those industries were a bit reluctant to embrace the festival. There were several businesses in the Quarter that closed down. Now, that’s far from the case.” Essence Festival marks its 20 year anniversary 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

Some seniors, herself included, she said, are reluctant to make videos because they have concerns about looking "old." Ohio podcaster, nearly 80, shares hope, love, laughter: 'This day is the only thing I have' 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z

“I don’t want to say there was no spark, but there was no spark,” a reluctant Hillary admitted. Date Lab: He knew how he felt almost immediately 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z

Because it’s my experience that people are reluctant to believe in the concept of false confessions. Bill James, True-Crime Obsessive, on the Genre’s Enduring Importance 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z

As far as other advice goes, Garlin is reluctant to play coach. Little League Parent Problems: Tips from Comedian Jeff Garlin 2013-07-12T16:12:11Z

No longer an upstart outsider, he’s now a steady if often reluctant part of the country music establishment, with one gold record behind him and another critical favorite now on his hands. Back in Black: A Country Outsider 2010-09-26T03:00:00Z

Again, though, Lee is reluctant to criticise Freshfields, suggesting that such lines are a reflection of broader financial services culture, and that his old firm "has good intentions about diversity". Legal novel Joy is beautifully written and a real page-turner 2012-06-07T15:34:51Z

I was disappointed but not surprised at how many people in the U.K. and Canada were reluctant to talk about the scapegoating of Muslims in their respective contexts. What it means to be brown: Cheap labor, scapegoated Muslims and exploited immigrants, from Canada to Qatar 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z

Superior court judge Mitchell Beckloff was initially reluctant to transfer the guardianship of Paris, Prince and Blanket from Katherine, according to Billboard magazine. Michael Jackson's children put in care of singer's nephew 2012-07-26T08:54:59Z

The reluctant acceptance of this fact is the source of nostalgia, a disorder that afflicts every modern generation in its own special way. Shelf Life: Our Collections and the Passage of Time 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z

Or the abuse victim who’s reluctant to leave her husband, a subplot that’s more disturbing but also strays into “Fifty Shades” territory? Review: In ‘Big Little Lies,’ Monterey Moms and Their Clichés 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

Any woman in that age bracket, however, will recognize the thunderous mood-swings as symptoms of that state the author is so weirdly reluctant to mention. Is There Still Sex in the City? Not So Much, Apparently 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z

Producers would be reluctant to delay further, as a 2020 release date would already mean a five-year gap between the new film and Spectre. Danny Boyle's exit from James Bond throws franchise into chaos 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z

When I asked Johnson if he thought white authors were reluctant to create black characters, he quipped, “I wish more of them would be reluctant.” Why write a novel about a race that’s not your own? The case of ‘Ginny Gall’ 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

His work also champions a belief, however reluctant, that people might learn to behave better. In ‘The White Lotus,’ Mike White Takes You on Vacation 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z

However, she's just as reluctant as her uncle to accept Pike's offer of protection. 'The Sentry': Robert Crais' story of a strong man with a blind spot 2011-01-13T21:05:05Z

Embedded within this cycle of reluctant acceptance was Reed's defiant, sometimes downright icy public persona. Lou Reed, legendary rock pioneer, dead at 71 2013-10-27T22:51:00Z

Similar research over the last decade has found that conservatives are “more reluctant to eat unfamiliar, novel food,” show less of an interest in local and organic food, and also tend to stigmatize vegetarianism. Want to know more about how conservatives really think? Look in their grocery carts 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z

The Solution Not the local bureaucrats, dependent on the tourist dollar for their survival and reluctant to close off the beaches. Watch Out! Summer Means Disaster Movies 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

It’s possible that Halbrand is not just a reluctant hero but also a reluctant villain. ‘The Rings of Power’: Who Is That Guy? 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z

Initially reluctant or just wary, Nate at last agrees, and together they head off into a wintry landscape wreathed in a spectral blue light and speckled with leafless trees and corpses. Movie Review: ‘The Retrieval,’ a Civil War Drama 2014-04-01T22:46:50Z

As breathtaking as the fantasy elements of "Shadowshaper" are, Sierra's tale is grounded in a real-world setting that will be appealing to even the most reluctant fantasy readers. 'Shadowshaper,' 'More Happy Than Not' are sci-fi delights 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

Han, the television writer, agreed, although she was reluctant to use the phrase “strong female character.” How ‘Lord of the Rings’ Became ‘Star Wars’ for Millennial Women 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z

She remained reluctant to be drawn into the row personally, she said, because her own situation, as one of the highest paid actors in the world, was so impossible for most women to relate to. Scarlett Johansson, charismatic queen of science fiction 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z

Andrew was also a little too preoccupied with his microphone, dragging it along like a reluctant lover. "American Idol" recap: Glambert to the rescue 2010-04-14T12:15:00Z

Both appear reluctant to use the family moniker to promote their work. What’s life like as a young Kennedy now? A mix of fame, obscurity and trauma. 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z

“They told us, ‘It’s well written, but it’s largely a fantasy,’” Mr. Faucon said in an email over the weekend, referring to the French television companies that were reluctant to back the film. Before the Brussels Attacks, Portents From a Film 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

Last month, Granik traveled to Missouri to screen the movie for him, and she could tell that he felt a reluctant sense of pride in giving voice to the struggles many vets face. Debra Granik tells a Vietnam veteran's tale in 'Stray Dog' documentary 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z

Although a few pictures he took at Rikers are included in the Bronx Museum exhibition, he has been reluctant to display them. Jamel Shabazz: Proud Street Culture on Display 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z

And though the Glock-Coopers are reluctant to reveal much about it just yet, a Changers television series is in development. These Young Adult Novels Come With Back Stories: The Authors’ Own 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z

She was reluctant though to talk about their provenance. The Past Lives of Shirley MacLaine 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z

But Ana is reluctant to move because she appreciates her life and her friends. In Netflix's captivating "Prayers for the Stolen," life goes on as one digs a grave to stay safe 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

"She was a reluctant witness, and she remains a reluctant public figure," Mock adds. Anita Hill in spotlight again as new film opens 2014-03-21T20:38:06Z

Her take follows Pilate from his youth as the sensitive son of a Roman knight to the reluctant governorship of Judea, climaxing with his reluctant decision to order Jesus Christ's crucifixion. Warner Bros planning film about Pontius Pilate 2012-08-22T14:39:23Z

When the offer for “Entourage” arrived, Mr. Weiss was reluctant to sign on. 2010-02-06T03:13:00Z

Pitt played Louis as a reluctant vampire, as he is in the novel, but that wasn’t the main reason some fans, especially queer ones, disliked the film. ‘Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire’: Old Monsters, New Blood 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z

We haven’t seen a lot of Sam so far this season, perhaps in part because the show seems reluctant to dive back into the Sam-Rebecca romance it ignited last season. ‘Ted Lasso,’ Season 3, Episode 3 Recap: Zava Superstar 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z

She was reluctant to do things and I believe that was her lack of confidence. Glen Matlock: ‘My mum got called Mrs Sex Pistols, which really upset her’ 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z

Officials were reluctant to accept them, fearful that the undisciplined Impressionist works would subvert the teachings of the French art academies. Gustave Caillebotte's role in Impressionist history illuminated in 'Painter's Eye' 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

But arts and cultural institutions were reluctant to skip a second year of fundraising galas out of fear that donors might drift away. ‘I can’t get used to heels’: Inside D.C.’s gala season as it tries to bounce back from the pandemic 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

Plans for newer and bigger attractions for the world’s cultural tourists seem to emerge from the city with a regularity reminiscent of the Communist Party purges that used to bring more reluctant visitors here. A Bilbao on Siberia?s Edge? 2011-07-22T18:59:16Z

Dubai and Istanbul are also marketing themselves as hubs for Middle East patients reluctant to travel long distances. Malaysia tries to parlay appeal to Muslim visitors into medical tourism push 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z

Though CBS was initially reluctant to have its star host also assume executive producer duties — “it could get complicated,” Mr. Probst told me — Mr. Burnett won out. Jeff Probst Is the Ultimate ‘Survivor’ 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z

With the clock already ticking on a planned 2019 release for Episode IX, Abrams was the only logical choice to take over — and even more reluctant than he was with “The Force Awakens.” Will ‘Star Wars’ Stick the Landing? J.J. Abrams Will Try 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z

From there, the song plays like an elegy for a persona that no longer fits, Rodrigo singing with a quaver over a steady but reluctant acoustic guitar. Allow Olivia Rodrigo to Introduce Herselves 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z

Some network planners are reluctant to move broadcasts to Rome for the conclave because it’s an open-ended event; no one knows how long it will last. Popealarm.com offers e-notification of new pope selection 2013-03-12T13:14:00Z

Barry’s reluctant homecoming leads to a dramatic clash of cultures as he is thrown back into the familial and national politics of his youth.” FX assures CAIR that ‘Tyrant’ will be respectful of Muslims 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z

After their demise, smart luggage developers seem reluctant to even call their luggage “smart.” Perspective | Second-generation ‘smart’ luggage aims to balance form and function (batteries included) 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

Though many of his friends were reluctant to say so, those things included heroin. Death of a Downtown Icon: Remembering Benjamin Cho 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z

Cheney's "In My Time" noted their differences about the Iraq War and alleged that Powell was reluctant to express himself in Cabinet meetings. Colin Powell leadership book due out in 2012 2011-09-25T19:00:10Z

Owners, wary of a downturn, have become more reluctant to sell high-value works. Art World Prepares for a Challenging Year 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

Club owners are unsurprisingly reluctant to discuss the ebb and flow of their patrons’ drug habits. Clubs Ban Photos, Putting Off Some Instagram and Selfie Fans 2013-12-31T21:46:36Z

He seems reluctant to see a different marriage counselor. Perspective | My husband yells at our autistic daughter (and me). What should I do? 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

It has been suggested that some internet companies are reluctant to change their search settings, fearing they would be put at a competitive disadvantage if users were driven to sites unwilling to change their policy. Maria Miller demands talks with big internet firms on web pornography 2013-06-05T22:32:48Z

But they are reluctant to make too much of the parallels. Echoes of Willie McGee?s Execution, on NPR 2010-05-05T23:20:00Z

She’s the role model who didn’t ask to be one, which kind of reminds us of a certain other reluctant hero, with a lightening scar on his forehead. Another Reason We Should All Be More Like J.K. Rowling 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

Although she dreamed from an early age of being an actress, she was initially reluctant to articulate that. The Age of Laura Linney 2010-07-28T20:52:00Z

A trio of Jewish priests sings "This Jesus Must Die," and later pressures a reluctant Pontius Pilate to have Jesus crucified. Best Easter pageant ever? Half a century of "Jesus Christ Superstar" 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z

Slim is reluctant to open up about being HIV positive, but finds it a liberating experience when he eventually does. MTV launches "Me, Myself and HIV" film on AIDS day 2010-12-01T14:59:00Z

It was an unruly, almost reluctant show — brief and appealingly raw. How Rap’s Class of 2019 Lives and Dies by the Meme 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

She is reluctant to purge outgrown clothes or items she doesn't wear. Perspective | Tween daughter’s room is a mess. How do I help? 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z

There’s an incredible amount of what seems to be real honesty in those films by a lot of people who are very reluctant. ArtsBeat: An Interview With Michael Apted 2010-12-10T17:27:00Z

It is curious to see a comedy so timid, so reluctant to risk hurt feelings or complicated situations. Review: In ‘Life of the Party,’ Melissa McCarthy Goes to College 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

Italian business leaders have long complained that strict limits on firing workers make them reluctant to take on new hires who they might not be able to lay off if the economy lags. FDA approves diet pill 2012-06-27T17:50:00Z

Nazi Germany, which had initially been reluctant to play host, soon realised the huge potential benefits: it is estimated that more was spent on the Berlin games than all the previous Olympics combined. Fanfare 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

Why do you think he is so reluctant to talk about himself? Exploring Robert De Niro's enigmatic playbook 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z

I am looking for suggestions for my 13-year-old son, a reluctant reader. Got a Reluctant Reader at Home? 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

But his family was reluctant to support him as he began to compose. He Has Fans, Fame and an Acclaimed ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Opera. So Why Is Charles Wuorinen So Cranky? 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

It's not that he's reluctant to talk about his feelings, but after a lifetime of self-censorship, it's as if he hasn't a clue how to. Lord Browne: 'I thought being gay was basically wrong' 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z

It’s done for her or requires her reluctant participation, from the ruse at work to her great big secret, to the dance party that breaks out in Remini’s kitchen on Maya’s way to work. ‘Second Act’ Review: Jennifer Lopez Deserves Better 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

People are reluctant to take vacations for fear they’ll be revealed as expendable. The “pre-vacation” is a trap! 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z

He’s reluctant to talk about what his art means, but in the end he will blurt something so revealing that it explains just about everything. Growing older without growing up: Graffiti artist Borf 10 years later 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z

The substitution made a difference: Mr. Waits, by temperament the grittier drummer, was properly acquainted with the tunes, and less reluctant to knock them around. Music Review: Mining His Vault: Kurt Rosenwinkel at Village Vanguard 2010-06-24T21:21:00Z

But we were reluctant to force him out of his closet. Cultural Studies: Helping a Gay Child to Come Out 2012-10-05T20:07:11Z

Women in South Korea have long been reluctant to come forward about sex abuse due to fears of public shaming and bullying. South Korean actor Jo Min-ki found dead after sexual assault accusations 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z

The film relates the tale through clips, interviews and occasional fragments of audio in which Mr. Ellis talks obliquely about the stunt, sounding like a reluctant participant. Review: ‘Orion’ Tells an Elvis Tale 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

Now, on its anniversary, I find myself in the reluctant position of needing to set the record straight. Then and now: Granta's best young British novelists 2013-04-06T07:00:20Z

McGreevey, who was also at the brunch with partner Mark O'Donnell, said he was initially reluctant to do a documentary about his life. Alex Pelosi's Sundance debut has political angle 2013-01-19T21:49:11Z

Paul is reluctant to take on another job from Perry, especially after his recent gig with Strickland landed a relatively decent loan shark behind bars. ‘Perry Mason’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap: Mason for the Defense 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z

The novel opens in July 1993, at the start of Pasha's first reluctant visit to Brooklyn, a trip compelled by his mother's diagnosis with breast cancer, which coincides with her 65th birthday. 'Panic in a Suitcase' a vivid immigrant tale of two cities 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

Delaney won’t go without Cash, and he is reluctant because of Papaw’s deteriorating health: “Now his appetite has moved to his lungs, which are always starved for air.” A Beautiful Mind 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z

As a result, almost all Irish people have a “cúpla focail” — a few words — but some are reluctant to use them. ‘Bursting Proud’: Ireland Cheers Paul Mescal for Embracing Irish Language 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

Local authorities are often reluctant to interfere in family affairs. The Teen-Age Brides of Georgia 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z

Many Occupy activists were reluctant to engage with the existing system or even agree to properly define what changes they wanted, she says. ‘People are finally talking about class’: Astra Taylor on US democracy, socialism and revolution 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z

His mother and reluctant sister are there to help him. Fear the Walking Dead: Season one, episode two – So Close, Yet So Far 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z

Montgomery Anne Shirley, orphan and reluctant redhead, is deliriously happy to arrive at Green Gables, an idyllic farmhouse on Prince Edward Island. ArtsBeat: Lauren Child's Favorite Books from Childhood 2012-05-17T17:01:01Z

Adams was reluctant to collaborate with her or to let anyone else do so, Moore said. Mandy Moore thought her career was over. Now she’s living out her music dreams. 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z

For this reason, he is reluctant to use the term. Eugene Jarecki and the campaign to end America's war on drugs 2013-03-31T00:02:00Z

Julian's reluctant to dwell on what those barriers have been. The Strokes: no Spinal Tap 2011-02-27T00:03:00Z

Visarraga, who is black, is reluctant to say race was a factor in his arrest but said his white friends were rarely stopped and searched for drugs. 'Commercialization won out': will legal marijuana be the next big tobacco? 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

She was a potential cure to the plague, and he was the reluctant caretaker in charge of escorting a teenage girl. Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley on the singular mission of 'Uncharted 4' 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

Suddenly Kirk's kid seemed like a veteran, and someone we were reluctant to lose. David Thomson on Michael Douglas 2010-09-30T22:54:00Z

Ms. McAdams can’t quite settle on the right measure of meanness, and Ms. Rapace is reluctant to shed the scary intensity that carried her through the Swedish “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” series. Movie Review: Brian De Palma’s ‘Passion’ Stars Rachel McAdams 2013-08-29T22:04:14Z

Some students said they were worried that canceling the play would have a chilling effect, making the school more reluctant to take risks on plays and musical projects in the future. ArtsBeat: Connecticut School Will Perform Wilson Play Despite Official's Objection 2011-01-20T16:21:29Z

Current politics hover over the movie, even though the people in it are reluctant to talk about their beliefs and affiliations. Review: In ‘Bisbee ’17,’ Anti-Union Violence Haunts an Arizona Town 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z

Although reluctant to share her poetry at first, Xiomara finds a kind and open ear in her lab partner turned boyfriend, Aman, who shows her the joy and satisfaction of being truly heard. Speaking Truth, Beautifully, to Shattered Young People 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

The delayed reaction illustrates a paradox about TMZ: Although it has been quite reliable on many major stories, mainstream news sources are reluctant to rely on its say-so alone. TMZ was first — again. Will its word alone ever be good enough for traditional media? 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z

It launched in Colombia because U.S. schools that Fuster approached years ago were reluctant, but a wealthy family's foundation was willing to sponsor the experiment in Bogota. Muppets' mini-makeover aims to boost kids' health 2014-01-23T14:08:24Z

Now that it has oversight over the network, it may make producers reluctant to shop shows to the studio that are not ideal for Fox, a senior executive acknowledged. Fox to get new leadership as part of corporate restructuring 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

And when I did the TV show I was very reluctant, because TV is projecting about what the creative future might be, years in the distance. ArtsBeat: A Candid Conversation With Alec Baldwin (Is There Any Other Kind?) 2012-04-25T13:18:02Z

This was back when the three big networks and a handful of must-read magazines could anoint even a reluctant spokesperson, which Ms. Steinem certainly was. In the Woman?s Movement, Who Will Replace Gloria Steinem? 2012-03-17T00:33:53Z

“It appears that some courts are less reluctant to allow anonymity, let’s put it like that,” she said. A Kevin Spacey Accuser Tried to Sue Anonymously. A Judge Said No. 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z

At the age of 66, Almodóvar said he’s still reluctant to spend time reflecting on his past, and would prefer it if writers did likewise. Pedro Almodóvar on Panama Papers: I'm one of the least important names cited 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

Mr. Linzy added that there are more recordings with Mr. Franco, but was reluctant to release anything without Mr. Franco’s blessing. The Art of Being a Character 2011-08-03T20:22:35Z

Most directors are reluctant to show women with black eyes, let alone being hit. Charlize Theron Is Here to Save Us From Boring Action Movies 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z

When we’d approached him, he was reluctant to do the second interview. 'The Jinx' Director Andrew Jarecki on Robert Durst and That Ending 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

When expected offers to perform did not come, her agent explained that companies were reluctant to hire her because of her appearance. Music Review: Diva?s Struggles and Songs, Shared With Candor 2011-07-31T21:55:47Z

In a world where film-makers are often reluctant to criticise one another’s work, Tarantino can be gleefully outspoken. Quentin Tarantino: film maverick and police critic delights in controversy 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z

But its central character, reluctant tamer of dark forces and avid wearer of leather pants, Buffy Summers, is timeless. Sarah Michelle Gellar is back and means business in "Do Revenge" 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z

James says that Ebert was initially reluctant to share some of the grittier facts of his physical decline. What One Filmmaker Learned by Being with Roger Ebert at the End 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

They’ve captured awards and the attention of many boys who are labeled “reluctant readers.” Best children’s books of 2018 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z

“I think they’re less reluctant to try edibles,” she says of the newbies. ‘I don’t feel like I’m doing something wrong’: Yuppies have discovered pot — and they like it 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z

She wanted an opinion on a vest she was trying on, but her husband was in another department, and she was reluctant to ask a salesclerk, who might coerce her into buying. Fashion Sites Offer Public Feedback on Your Clothes 2010-07-07T21:35:00Z

His title actually enjoys larger significance than Atkinson lets on, because the decisive factor in converting reluctant patriots to what was called “the Cause” was the looming British invasion in New York. Rick Atkinson’s Savage American Revolution 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z

Ono was reluctant to discuss upcoming Beatle-related activities, but has plenty of projects in the works to commemorate Lennon's 70th birthday on October 9, and the 30th anniversary of his murder on December 8. Beatles and iTunes deal still at impasse -- Yoko Ono 2010-08-06T05:58:00Z

So Ms. Lie has been reluctant to apply for the benefits. A String Quartet Is Crushed by the Coronavirus 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z

For one thing, Sister Martha is mistaken: Larry, the reluctant criminal at the wheel, is lucidly expressive in his vulgarity — no trouble divining his meaning. Review: In ‘Little Thing, Big Thing,’ a Nun, a Criminal and a Social Conscience 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

And if that perspective sounds naive, well, just you wait and see how quickly Mama can bring grace and enlightenment to the most reluctant of charm-school inductees. Is following Emily Post the path to a better world? 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z

“Initially, I was reluctant, as I felt I didn’t fit the traditional mold,” said Affleck. Ben Affleck Admits He Was ‘Reluctant’ to Play Batman 2013-10-25T16:52:55Z

Exhibitors are, understandably, reluctant to keep screens available for films that are playing in people’s living rooms. 'Snowpiercer,' VOD and the future of film distribution 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z

Louis is a tragically reluctant vampire, starving because he is morally tortured over the act of killing people for their blood. Perspective | Anne Rice changed vampires for the better. And helped her fans become their fuller selves. 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z

Rising prices may make many reluctant to pop a Champagne cork this year, but it doesn’t mean people will drink less sparkling wine. Seeing 2021 Out With a Pop, a Pour and a Fizz 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

“Employers are reluctant to hire them because there is a sense they are expensive and they are not going to stick around for that long.” Bucking the trend of unemployment among baby boomers 2013-09-11T15:31:00Z

Nevertheless, those roots and feeling of Otherness continue to be felt throughout the novel in Antonia's reluctant assistance of the undocumented Mexican workers in her Vermont town. Recommended reading for April: New must-read books to liven up long shutdown days 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

“When I came to the Met,” he said, “one of the first things I did was persuade her to sing Salome again. She was reluctant, but in the end she triumphed.” Same Opera, Different Role: Karita Mattila Returns to the Met 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z

DeFord captured an experience that Churchill Downs has distilled for millions and is reluctant to give up. The corrupt nostalgia of “My Old Kentucky Home” 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z

He was subdued at first, reluctant to reopen old wounds and wary of speaking on the record to a newspaper he regards as an old adversary. ArtsBeat: Venice Film Festival: Michael Cimino Revisits 'Heaven's Gate' 2012-08-31T17:45:23Z

The main character is Molière himself, struggling to put together a show with his reluctant actors. Molière, Turning 400, Can Still Surprise 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z

For hundreds of years, theirs is a story of reluctant — and often forced — assimilation, countered by spurts of doomed cultural nostalgia. Annie Proulx’s long-awaited, spectacular new novel ‘Barkskins’ 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

The White House is one of the few conspicuous glass ceilings left, so maybe television writers are reluctant to make light of so important a milestone. ‘Madam Secretary,’ ‘State of Affairs’ and Other Series Channel Hillary Rodham Clinton 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

“You are reluctant to get too involved until someone is attached,” Mr. Roach said, noting the “someone” is usually a known actor. How to Take a Class From Serena Williams and Usher 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z

Even a few years ago, brands were reluctant to even utter the word “sustainability” for fear of being accused of greenwashing, and thought nothing of sacrificing fields of flowers for Instagram impact. Fashion’s Latest Trend: Eco Bragging Rights 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

When the character lands in Oz he continues his unethical ways, but becomes a reluctant hero after tapping into his inner goodness. James Franco lightens up for role in "Oz the Great and Powerful" 2013-03-07T19:53:42Z

“Subtext Is Deadly” featured an arrangement of blocky beats and chilly synthesizers, with Cale Parks, the band’s stand-up percussionist, singing terse lines about reluctant realizations. Music Review: Delorean?s Synthy, Dancey Club Sound at Mercury Lounge 2010-03-30T21:03:00Z

In her email, Martin said she was reluctant to share her credit card details online. Review | Why do restaurants ask for a credit card to hold a reservation? A few bad apples. 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

Schoenaerts’s Roman is a tough case, reluctant to join a program that pairs prisoners with feral animals in hopes of rehabilitating both. ‘Flux Gourmet,’ ‘The Meddler’ and More Streaming Gems 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z

Overall domestic business was typically modest for a Super Bowl weekend with $92 million overall, according to comScore, as studios remain reluctant to open major titles during the frenzy surrounding the pro football championship. Box Office: 'Jumanji' Regains Top Spot for Modest Super Bowl Weekend 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z

U.S. authorities have branded him a "global terrorist" and last year authorized his capture or killing, but Sanaa had previously appeared reluctant to act against him. American-born al Qaeda leader killed 2011-09-30T10:07:00Z

The skateboarding first-person narrator and edgy humor will appeal to even reluctant readers. New summer reading will keep kids, teens and young adults cracking the books 2010-06-23T23:39:00Z

The Obama administration has appeared reluctant to throw its support behind anything that could be labeled as another bailout. Postmaster General calls for 'radical changes' 2011-09-06T22:50:00Z

He is also a reluctant star, offering very little to the public outside of his music and Twitter feed. The Sudden Rise of Zach Bryan 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z

Many of the performers in DuVernay’s series seem reluctant to discuss Trump’s continuing role in the saga. When They See Us: behind the harrowing Netflix drama about the Central Park Five 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z

Wagers’s books follow Hail Bristol, an older female heroine who is the reluctant savior of the galaxy. Review | The weirdly specific mixtape Vol. 1: Space fantasy books to read 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

Historically, museums have been reluctant to embrace technologies that might require conservation tools and curatorial expertise beyond the classical traditions of painting and sculpture. Even as NFTs Plummet, Digital Artists Find Museums Are Calling 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z

The impecunious spy "belonged to a condition in life which rendered him the least reluctant to appear in so equivocal a character". The top 10 classic spy novels 2013-06-26T10:37:16Z

After surviving various hardships together, Blocker and his reluctant companion reach a mutual begrudging respect. How the Western got lost: why the genre needs to innovate to survive 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

So 13 days in, evacuation seemed my only option, though I was still reluctant to go. Strung out during Katrina 2012-08-30T15:57:00Z

Oddly enough, some slave owners encouraged marriage among their slaves — partly to assuage criticism by abolitionists and partly to render their slaves more reluctant to run away. Jesus would back gay marriage 2012-09-16T12:00:00Z

Even if she's reluctant because of her romantic feelings, neither version seems to indicate this lyrically. Why this "Baby, It's Cold Outside" update works, where others have failed 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z

Researchers from OnePoll spoke to 2,000 British men and women ahead of World Book Night on 23 April, when volunteers gift hundreds of thousands of free books to "reluctant readers" in their communities. Men 'giving up' books to go online 2014-04-16T16:54:48Z

As this newspaper was one of the most aggressive litigators of the silly email controversy, I'm reluctant to see one of their reporters being fabulously rewarded with a book deal. The Walls That Hillary Clinton Created 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z

I was very reluctant to go into it. Michael Ian Black: Trump's "anachronistic sense of masculinity . . . is literally killing people" 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z

“Women are often reluctant to announce they are pregnant and not without good reason,” said Dina Bakst, a founder and co-president of A Better Balance, an organization that helps workers, especially mothers. Oh, By the Way: I Had a Baby 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z

Now, I can understand if he’s reluctant to divide all the bills in half. I Was Fine With Being the Breadwinner, Until 2020 Came Along 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z

She also became part of a high-profile couple with Ledger, and a reluctant tabloid fixture. Dark star 2011-01-08T00:05:01Z

A young man is in reluctant and truculent lockdown with his dad, who becomes seriously ill. 'Can we do this without breaking the law?' Inside the first lockdown TV drama 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z

Although this article is geared toward older people who are eager to continue working, some of these strategies may help reluctant older employees, too. Don’t want to retire? Here’s how to maintain a fulfilling career into your 80s and beyond. 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z

Once when prodded by a journalist for answers he was reluctant to provide, he playfully threw up his hands and pretended to end the interview, saying, ""Genuk! Gil Cates led with wit, charm and confidence 2011-11-02T18:26:12Z

Mr. Kushner seemed to reluctant to go before the brigade of photographers. Obama and Bob Iger Speak at a Sandy Hook Benefit in Manhattan 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z

It was a political victory brought about by a persistent and progressive movement that confronted powerful business interests that were reluctant – even opposed – to bring about change. Jackie Robinson was a radical 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z

The trauma of this separation, we learn, is what makes the guarded Doris so reluctant to believe in Santa Claus. “Miracle on 34th Street”: Best Christmas movie ever? 2012-12-24T23:00:00Z

His war book was in this sense a command performance, executed under compulsion by a reluctant but dutiful son. An American Poet Shaped by the Futility and Sadism of War 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

In conversation he avoided eye contact, and grew so fretful about the problem he was reluctant to leave the Jackson family home. Michael Jackson: King of hypochondria 2010-04-23T23:14:00Z

Griffith, however, "was immediately contemptuous of it", and despite the success four years later of the comedy Merton of the Movies, Hollywood was reluctant to look seriously at itself. Somewhere ? review 2010-12-12T00:06:00Z

Most are reluctant to ever discuss physical setbacks. After Setbacks, a Baritone Works His Way Back to the Met Opera 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z

She was reluctant to tell us because she thought we would not approve. Perspective | Ask Amy: Daughter’s revelation about older boyfriend has mom tempted to weigh in 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

Some people relish it – the sort who, at weddings, make it their mission to force the reluctant to dance. The Queen's jubilee should be a time of rejoicing for our spoilsports 2012-06-02T23:05:41Z

Some restaurateurs may be reluctant to change deep-seated practices or retrain employees, particularly while they struggle with the challenges of the pandemic and the difficulty of finding workers. When ‘Sir’ and ‘Ma’am’ Miss the Mark: Restaurants Rethink Gender’s Role in Service 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z

I was tired and hungry, but reluctant to pull into any of the small towns along the way. Encounters With Ghosts on Georgia’s Golden Isles 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z

He’s reluctant at first, since the paint is kept in a secure area. 'The Americans' recap: Soviets put squeeze on FBI agent 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

Farren is unable to share what little he knows about the future of the series, and is reluctant to offer theories about his character or the show. ‘It was a gnarly ride’: Australian Eamon Farren on his surprise Twin Peaks role 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z

“He has a willingness to go to places other people seem reluctant to,” Mr. Wahlberg said. Film: Letting His Role Do the Talking 2010-12-03T15:53:00Z

Mr. Howard was reluctant to discuss Mr. Lord and Mr. Miller’s earlier work on “Solo” or what he felt he needed to change. Can Ron Howard Save ‘Solo’? 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z

A reluctant heart-throb, today he wears a black cap, a grey shirt over an off-white T-shirt, black jeans and black trainers. Robert Pattinson: 'I want to strangle whoever invented that R-Patz thing' 2012-06-08T23:05:10Z

Hazel was reluctant to see the specially adapted house unadapted again, although the special adaptation had seemed principally to consist of putting a bed in the living room. Daniel Maier's World of lather 2011-08-05T23:04:00Z

“I have reached the reluctant conclusion that the trial does have to be adjourned,” he said. Johnny Depp's libel case against the Sun in high court adjourned 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z

First seen stretched on her back under the sofa, Ms. Rethorst appears stuck and reluctant to move. Dance Review: Moving On Simply by Moving Out 2011-06-16T22:15:24Z

I knew that these worries were not rational, and I was reluctant to talk to anyone other than my wife about them. ‘Our goal is to halve the male suicide rate’: why no-frills therapy works for men 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z

Last year, with Britain’s referendum on European Union membership and the United States’ presidential election creating uncertainty, owners of the world’s most valuable postwar and contemporary art were more reluctant to sell at auction. Auction Sales Down at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips, in a Challenging 2016 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

So I’m reluctant to suggest that the Pool needs more personality and drama — these guys are capable of stocking the pool with live sharks if they thought it would help. The Pool Strives to Deal With Its Famous Dining Room 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z

Whichever order you choose, the result is clunky and we were reluctant to saddle a child with it. If not my surname or my husband’s, could we call our child after a New Zealand volcano? 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z

I’m reluctant to call myself an abstract expressionist or a minimalist. A Painter and Social Activist With an ‘Unruly Nature’ 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z

And perhaps that's why Smith staunchly refuses to sympathize with the thin, and why he remains so reluctant now to buy a shirt that fits. Kevin Smith: Skinnier -- but not proud 2011-02-11T16:12:00Z

I am a physically lazy and reluctant person. Howard Jacobson: ‘The later you marry the better. Sixty is ideal' 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z

Thomas Curtis, 30, said on Sunday that he was extremely reluctant to share his mother’s remaining time with Mr. Richardson’s camera. Unflinching End-of-Life Moments 2011-01-24T22:53:04Z

This tends to work better if the reluctant halves get tasks they themselves need done — like laundry and grocery shopping — or don’t hate to the point of passive revolt. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A domestic chore imbalance is revealed, remedied — and still stoking resentment 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z

When The Society first asked her to consider Ms. Jenner, Ms. Grand was reluctant. Keeping Up With Kendall Jenner 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

In my view, no one can be attractive when they’re lazy and reluctant to do their fair share of domestic duties. My life in sex: 'It would be a dream come true to rekindle the old feelings' 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z

Despite her increasing relevance, museums have sometimes been reluctant to support P-Orridge’s eccentricities. Honoring Genesis P-Orridge’s Legacy of Love, Art and Gender Revolt 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

As expected, Gyllenhaal takes a painful journey of trauma, disability and reluctant heroism, seasoned with the occasional emotional meltdown. Desperate times: charting Jake Gyllenhaal’s extreme Oscar ambitions 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z

Many audiences are reluctant to attend the Royal Opera House as they think it is just for a certain privileged section of society. Alice in dance 2011-02-28T12:36:10Z

The infancy, adolescence and reluctant adulthood of the baby boomers. A Resurgence in Inequality and Its Effects on Culture 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

Marvel then turns Rosemary into a heart-wrenching, yet determined mess, as she pleads with her obviously reluctant beau Howard to marry her. Review: This 'Picnic' basket has a sexy drifter 2013-01-14T01:33:12Z

Mr. Wilson and Mr. Glass persuaded an initially reluctant Ms. Childs to step offstage, as well. ‘Einstein on the Beach’ Revival at BAM Raises Questions 2012-08-31T14:06:50Z

“Another year gets away,” Mr. Berninger sings in “Guilty Party,” a song placed at the moment of a reluctant but resolute breakup. The National Gives Its Sound a Jolt on ‘Sleep Well Beast’ 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

Were you reluctant to watch the nomination announcement in case you jinxed yourself? Emmys 2015: Queen Latifah stays calm (on the outside) over 'Bessie' nomination 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

Sometimes there are red flags: an ex who is still a little too close for comfort, or one partner who is reluctant about introducing the other to family and friends. Perspective | My husband is 70. I’m 35. I’ve become a Dear Abby for others in relationships with large age gaps. 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

The two become reluctant partners, embroiled in a conspiracy involving hidden diamonds. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z

Financing a million-dollar home typically requires a high-interest jumbo loan, a mortgage not backed by the federal government, so lenders are reluctant to issue them without a hefty down payment and impeccable credit. Million-Dollar Bargain Homes 2010-06-15T21:00:00Z

But Uelmen says the judge would be reluctant to tell a daughter she can't attend the trial of the man accused of killing her mother. Hudson star power to complicate murder trial 2012-04-08T18:06:08Z

The director was reluctant to film in Cappadocia “because it was too beautiful,” he said, but the hotel, a series of connected cavelike rooms in the middle of a snowy moonscape, was an ideal location. Cannes Film Festival: From Writers' Fights Came 'Winter Sleep' 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z

Famously reluctant to talk about himself and often rebarbative toward interviewers, De Niro is a difficult subject for any biographer. Book review: ‘De Niro: A Life,’ by Shawn Levy

My mum tried to work out why but I was reluctant to tell her. Akala: ‘As I grew up, I became embarrassed by my mother’s whiteness' 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z

One reason parents may be reluctant to speak up, says Mr. Kohn, is our nearly unconditional acceptance of schools’ authority. Motherlode Blog: Should Preschoolers Have Homework? 2012-02-22T16:49:08Z

This, too, drives my own interest in holidays and rituals, though I’m reluctant to say so aloud. My Family Celebrates All the Holidays 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z

Publishers of books and magazines and authors were very reluctant to defend their right to produce particular books or movies or newspapers. How porn became a civil right 2012-11-25T01:00:00Z

“The noisier reality becomes,” he wrote, “the less reluctant I am to escape from it as much as possible.” Review | This is not the Magritte we know 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z

My wife seems content with the status quo, or at least reluctant to send our children into exile. Motherlode Blog: How Do You Get the Children Back to Their Own Beds? 2012-09-21T19:23:35Z

Like another cop who told his old partner, "Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown," Mark is reluctant to set foot in the infamous inferno. Movie review of Texas Killing Fields 2011-10-14T14:25:00Z

Although the cheerfully crass Vanda appears wildly unsuited for the part of a 19th-century aristocrat, she persuades a reluctant Thomas to hear her out. | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Venus in Fur’ at the George Street Playhouse, in New Brunswick 2013-05-11T00:21:28Z

If you are reluctant to make the trip in this time of breakthrough infections, decline the invitation politely. I’m Jealous of My Friend’s Success. Would Telling Her Help? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

Although “Ball Four” seemed to show Bouton breaking faith with baseball, the truth was that, despite his diminishing skills, he was reluctant to leave the game behind. Jim Bouton Was Baseball’s Misunderstood Evangelist 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z

I was assaulted in college, though assaulted is a word I would never have used then and one I’m reluctant to use now. Why Plays About Sexual Assault Are Too Murky for Our Own Good 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z

He was reluctant to see a doctor, so his wife of 28 years, Joan, did research and found a heart failure specialist at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital. Former NYPD detective, a 9/11 responder, loses 100 pounds after cancer, heart failure diagnosis 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z

Tristan and Yseult kiss, writhe and dance on air, and when they touch ground, they’re groggy endorphin addicts, reluctant to come off their altitudinous high. Kneehigh Theater's ‘Tristan & Yseult’ 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z

There’s perhaps nothing more compelling than a reluctant hero forced to face his demons and open his heart. Sarah MacLean picks the best romance novels to read this month 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z

I was reluctant to get down,” she said. An Actress and a Sports Agent Get on the Horse 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z

Ford was reluctant to come back on board, but once in, he’s thrown himself at it unreservedly. The Force Awakens: is the acting strong in this one? 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

Even at night, when the tower lights up and the city changes complexion, the masses are still reluctant to stay away. For the best view of Paris, skip the crowded Eiffel Tower and head to Tower Montparnasse 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z

Lundstedt, a former commercial pilot, says he is reluctant to assimilate with the predominantly heterosexual lifestyle expected of people from his generation. LGBT retirement home: the end of the rainbow 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z

But airlines are leaning toward a regulatory fix, perhaps because they’re reluctant to lose the revenue from selling alcohol to passengers. Perspective | As unruly airline passenger incidents take off, a search for solutions 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

Having always felt most at home in a studio, he became a manic and highly reluctant live performer, often doing whole shows entirely in the dark. Tricky: 'I can still be really dark in my mind' 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z

This second installment in the series is a fantasy romance between Gemma, a war monk turned reluctant princess, and Quinn, an affable, annoying centaur helping her build alliances for her blacksmith sister’s claim to queenship. Three New Cinderella-Inspired Romance Novels 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z

Parents of reluctant readers complain that boys are forced to stick to stuffy required school lists that exclude nonfiction or silly subjects, or have teachers who cater to higher achievers and girls. Boys trail girls in reading; can fart jokes help? 2010-07-20T22:22:00Z

An investigation by India’s Mail Today newspaper, covering six New Delhi police stations, found that despite the new directives, police are still reluctant to file cases when parents come to report missing children. Indian child trafficking on the rise 2013-05-05T12:00:00Z

Photograph: Jordi Ruiz Cirera/National Portrait Gallery A photograph of a woman who was, for religious reasons, a reluctant sitter has been named winner of one of the UK's most prestigious portrait prizes. Cirera wins portrait prize 2012-11-05T20:00:00Z

But despite his clear preference for the critters, Coco is reluctant to speak ill of the massive marine mammals that do much to distract from the woods. Visit the Quebecois Beaver 2010-08-12T16:40:00Z

Jim, I understand you were reluctant to sell the film and television rights. ‘The Comey Rule’: Why Watching Jeff Daniels Ruined James Comey’s Day 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z

But Walker’s version of this classic is restrained, and almost a little reluctant. 12 New Christmas Songs for a Vast Array of Holiday Moods 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z

I know you are reluctant, but just because someone is uncomfortable with criticism doesn’t mean they should never be criticized, only that we should tread lightly when we do. Social Q?s: It?s All About My Mother 2011-05-05T19:03:45Z

I said I would stay with him, but then, like a couple of reluctant schoolboys, we had to go to this concert. Elliott Carter remembered: 'Music seemed to erupt from his very being' 2012-11-06T18:41:42Z

And when he discovers that the whole family income depends on illegal furniture-flogging, he is driven into the role of reluctant bagman. Absurd Person Singular, 40 years on 2012-05-25T21:55:04Z

Karen visited him there but, again, he was extremely reluctant to talk to her about why he’d moved. Last orders: what do our wills say about us? 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

These days I also know how to ask for help where needed from others – mental health professionals or friends – something I was reluctant to do when younger. Lessons in love from my new teenage foster daughter 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z

There are two survivors, one from each side, both wounded and both reluctant beneficiaries of Ivo’s hospitality. Review: ‘Tangerines’ Is a Tale of War and Honor 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

But he was reluctant to share details about their off-screen lives. Andrew Garfield: ‘You can be imperfect and still be a hero’ 2014-04-29T20:52:38Z

The novel too slows down, in sentences that are spare and condensed, without much metaphorical decoration, but Mr. DeLillo was reluctant to take much credit for that. 2010-02-03T22:36:00Z

That those same societies are reluctant to highlight this history of barbarism also is predictable. Thanksgiving? Instead, let’s atone for the genocide that was committed 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z

Brooklyn was too quiet, too far; not Sevigny’s style at all and now she is back – greeting people she knows every few paces – a somewhat reluctant queen of the scene. Chloë Sevigny: ‘I hope my family aren’t going to read this’ 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z

Why were my friends so reluctant to let my marriage go? Modern Love: Happily Ever, After Divorce 2012-06-01T15:44:50Z

The circumspect nature makes sense, as McCartney initially was reluctant to honor his friend. Paul McCartney's "Tug of War" at 40: A self-aware solace written in the wake of John Lennon's death 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z

Dr. Morris was the most reluctant participant in “How to Die in Oregon,” partly because she feared being made a target by opponents of the Death With Dignity movement. Unflinching End-of-Life Moments 2011-01-24T22:53:04Z

In "Satin Island," McCarthy gives the trope of the reluctant detective a fresh turn. Tom McCarthy keeps protagonist and readers guessing 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

Even given the timing of its production, Slaboshpytskiy is, nevertheless, reluctant to declare the film any kind of allegory for the recent political unrest in his homeland. 'The Tribe' director aims for realism in depicting troubled deaf world 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

Executives who bend the rules are “good people who have done one bad thing,” in the words of one S.E.C. lawyer reluctant to bring charges against individuals. America’s Top Prosecutors Used to Go After Top Executives. What Changed? 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z

With Aaron Cross, the hunted, haunted agent played by Jeremy Renner, replacing Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne and dragging reluctant scientist Rachel Weisz along with him, won the weekend at the North American box office. Bourne Beats Batman, Ferrell Outpolls Streep 2012-08-12T20:58:00Z

In my eagerness to see who might nibble on the bobbing object, I was reluctant to look away for even a moment. Great white sharks abound at a marine sanctuary just off the San Francisco coast 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

I was reluctant to hail a cab as no driver wants a two-block fare, but my daughter insisted. Rant & Rave: 'No charge' cab ride earns a rave 2011-10-26T21:09:04Z

New Yorkers are reluctant to return to the theater this fall, according to a survey commissioned by The New York Times. You Live Outside New York. Are You Ready to Return to Broadway? 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z

“Johnson has been hailed as a hero of that time, and he was, but we’re talking about a reluctant hero. He was cajoled and pushed, he was protective of a legacy.” “Selma” Vs. “Selma” 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

She’s eager to know more about her heritage, but her father is reluctant to speak of the past. Review | In Elif Shafak’s ‘The Island of Missing Trees,’ a surprising narrator makes sense of surreal events 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z

I’ve been reluctant to use the word “revolution,” but the qualitative differences and revolutionary nature of the current uprising should not be ignored. Sudan’s Uprising, Bashir’s Fall, and my Father’s Passing 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z

We know that comics are especially beneficial to struggling or reluctant readers, as well as English-language learners. Perspective | Don’t be afraid to let children read graphic novels. They’re real books. 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z

He was someone who was never satisfied with anything he did before and really reluctant to rest on his laurels. Rob Sheffield: “What I love most about David Bowie is that he celebrated the romance of being a fan.” 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z

A more ostentatiously regal leader could never have accomplished as much as this seemingly reluctant hero achieved. Books of The Times: Dusting Off an Elusive President?s Dull Image 2010-09-27T23:42:00Z

Throughout the years, she turned from a reluctant subject into a collaborator in what he calls “half self-portraits.” A Photographer Frames His Own American South 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z

James, she says, is “quite reluctant” to seek help. I faced the teacher who abused me when I was nine 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z

Finally, armed with evidence from The Scarlet and the Black and The Way of All Flesh, and with the reluctant help of the author's mother, a fuller portrait emerges. The Scientists: A Family Romance - review 2013-01-14T07:00:01Z

He found himself reluctant to leave the simple clarity, so he practiced allowing himself to slip out of it toward normality, then return to the void. ‘Acid Test’: The case for using psychedelics to treat PTSD, depression

Chefs with more than one restaurant are generally reluctant to declare a favorite. Review | Mike Isabella’s newest restaurant, Arroz, shines the brightest 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z

It wasn't only in China that generations grew up reluctant to throw away so much as a paper bag or an old sock. When clutter becomes art 2012-02-15T13:15:10Z

Al, a redundant builder who has never been further than his potting shed, is reluctant to go. Acting married: thespian relationships in the spotlight | Alfred Hickling 2010-03-23T14:04:00Z

Until recently, those who studied the rise of hookup culture had generally assumed that it was driven by men, and that women were reluctant participants, more interested in romance than in casual sexual encounters. Sex on Campus: She Can Play That Game, Too 2013-07-12T20:23:14Z

Until they can be freed, the two are sentenced to each other’s reluctant, rancorous company. Tonight You're Mine: A Ball-and-Chain, Rock-'n'-Roll Romance 2012-05-10T15:39:58Z

But for the reluctant frontman, these new songs demand a showmanship when played live. Noah and the Whale: I never thought of myself as a singer' 2011-02-24T21:30:01Z

Deciding how much of a president’s appearance to air is often a game of chicken, those involved say: Everyone is watching what their rivals are doing and is reluctant to stand alone. Broadcasters stick with Trump during acquittal victory talk 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z

He eventually quits his job, and decamps to Philadelphia in order to persuade a reluctant Rocky – now a restaurant manager – to train him. Creed adds to short list of boxing films starring a black hero 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

In the interview, Yi was reluctant to dwell on the details of her past, something she explored in a 2015 exhibition at Kunsthalle Basel in Switzerland. The Artistic Aromas of Anicka Yi 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

Tash was reluctant to predict what will happen to newsprint prices with the tariffs’ removal and whether any relief will enable publishers to restore jobs and reverse other cutbacks. Newspapers get a reprieve as trade commission nullifies tariffs 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z

Wealthy businessman Victor Delahaye takes the reluctant son of his business partner on a sail, and while on the water Delahaye hauls out a pistol and fatally shoots himself. September crime fiction: UK authors on the case 2012-09-05T22:53:04Z

Washington is a historically Southern town and was inherently reluctant to discuss private acts in anything but the most euphemistic terms. The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal was embarrassing to talk about — but changed how we discuss sex 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z

When desperate parents, teachers and librarians ask me how to get their “reluctant readers” to open a book, I’ve found that the best short answer is: Help kids choose something they’ll want to read. Getting 21st-Century Kids to Read More Books 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z

In them, metallic tentacles penetrate or sprout from soft female flesh, the tussle between birth and death replayed in erotic duels that the camera is reluctant to leave. Review: ‘Dark Star’ Peers Into H. R. Giger’s Creative World 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

But reasonable and honest people will be more reluctant to call foul on behavior that all sides engage in, and that benefits everyone. Shocked by WikiLeaks’ disclosures on campaign journalism? You shouldn’t be. 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z

Brown is reluctant to do so, but presidential power can breed innate selfishness in those who have access to it. Cures for a patriarchal hangover on “Y: The Last Man” 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z

Do you think blockchain will upend centralized power on the internet, or does this require too much “trust” from folks who are reluctant to concede power? “Some folks believe blockchain will save the universe”: Inside Alex Winter’s “Trust Machi... 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z

So in conclusion, my reluctant vote goes to Paul Giametti, who is pretty good in Barney's Version, even if the film isn't, and, most of all, seems like a nice guy. Live blog: The Golden Globes ? live! 2011-01-17T00:25:41Z

David Lee / Focus Features Tina Fey may be our most reluctant movie star. Admission: Grating on a Curve 2013-03-21T14:00:45Z

He has been this reluctant savior pursued by people who wanted him to walk down a path that he never coveted or particularly wanted, and yet these paths kept opening up for him. How God’s will and an awful lot of PAC money made Ben Carson seem like a legitimate candidate 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z

Chandler, our narrator and reluctant hero, is a man with a history of hard drinking and a penchant for womanizing. Review | In ‘Something More Than Night,’ Raymond Chandler and Boris Karloff are a winning crime-fighting duo 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z

The amount depends partly on where veins and arteries connect to the liver, but at between 60% and 70%, the risk to the donor increases sharply; the surgeons were reluctant to consider him. Experience: I donated half my liver to my father 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z

As Beyoncé put it in her Council of Fashion Designers of Americalspeech last year, designers were reluctant to dress “black country curvy girls,” so her mother stepped in. Catching Up With the Matriarch Behind Beyoncé and Solange 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z

Though initially reluctant when her daughter proposed the documentary, Ethel Kennedy opens up on screen with candid recollections about the family. RFK's wife stars in daughter's Sundance's 'Ethel' 2012-01-26T14:35:11Z

Are Tea Partiers reluctant to become an official party because they think it would deprive them of their outsider status? Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2010-05-19T21:52:00Z

As the second film spin-off arrives in UK cinemas, the American author talks about cartoon kids, reluctant readers and why he's not giving up the day job. Wimpy Kid 2011-05-27T08:03:30Z

Mike Hirsch, who grew up skating in parks and pools in the 1970s and now owns the SoCal Skate Shop in Mission Viejo, Calif., was reluctant to embrace the Penny board. Penny Skateboards Find a Niche 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

“I said we have to go and forget about all our worries,” Mr. Sherman explained, a look of reluctant hope on his troubled face. The Jersey Shore, a Month After Hurricane Sandy 2012-12-13T22:55:52Z

One of the things which really sucked me in was this sense that when she was Princess Elizabeth, she was a very reluctant future queen. Diana would "entirely agree with Harry's assessment of the royal family," says royals expert 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z

James Greer, a former member of a paramilitary group, said that although he was reluctant to open up initially, participating in Theatre of Witness was one of the most positive experiences of his life. Conflict survivors find healing in theatre group performance 2013-02-06T15:26:02Z

Peele, who is also an executive producer of the show, said he was initially reluctant to take on a show considered by many critics to be among the best in TV history. 'Twilight Zone' jumps to new dimension with host Jordan Peele 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

Capitol by Donald Trump supporters have become increasingly reluctant to take on authors — including Trump — seen as promoting extremist views. Daily Wire launches conservative book publishing imprint 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z

The story has so many twists and turns it's practically writhing, and I'm reluctant to reveal much of it; the movie's power depends on its shock value, and Almodóvar does, indeed, know how to shock. 'The Skin I Live In' is artful but repellent 2011-11-03T19:56:04Z

He'd like to make more dramatic films, he says, but is reluctant because he knows what sells. The secret life of Jason Statham 2013-06-21T13:00:00Z

Ms. Rose, who was reluctant to talk about her personal life to preserve her family’s privacy, grew up in Bloomfield, Conn., deeply influenced by a grandmother who instilled in her a love of history. Anika Noni Rose Was Waiting for This Moment 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z

The comedian Mike Birbiglia’s solo show about pregnancy and reluctant parenthood ends its run. 9 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

In a recent phone interview, she said she was reluctant to address the situation further, and that it had been dealt with by the Warner Bros. studio. Ellen DeGeneres says show is ‘happy place’ for final season 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z

The reluctant pair keeps recalibrating in response, and trade prickly banter. ‘Next Exit’ Review: End of the Road 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

Jeff, being the reluctant leader of this group - as he tries to pull away from the group at times, he also pulls each of the other characters in the group forward. ArtsBeat: Remedial Chaos Theory: Meet the New Show Runners of 'Community' 2012-10-09T12:00:37Z

I would talk to him more about why he's so reluctant to get a license. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Avoidance of getting driver’s license may put marriage at crossroads 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z

At a time when churches were reluctant to have a young, hippie-looking artist paint their walls, even for free, St. Mary’s accepted — and what a gift it received. Following a trail of frescoes in the mountains of North Carolina 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z

Historians are generally not reluctant to call out the supposed sins of popularizers. ‘Hamilton’ and History: Are They In Sync? 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z

The shy poet became a reluctant celebrity when she became the fourth Pole to win the literary Nobel Prize in 1996. Polish Nobel winning poet Szymborska dies at 88 2012-02-01T23:09:00Z

The response hints at another way in which Ocasio-Cortez is like Trump: She sometimes misstates or exaggerates facts, and is reluctant to own up to it when called on it. When it comes to calling out the news media, Ocasio-Cortez has some things in common with Trump 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

In his new book, “Hark,” Lipsyte, 51, takes on the attention industry with a satire centered on a reluctant messiah named Hark. Now Pay Attention, Dear Reader. No, Not to That Article, to This One. 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z

But the late-night shows seemed reluctant to deal with the reports, and only some addressed them at all. James Corden Says Trump’s Feud With Senator Is Like a Playground Fight 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z

Many people remain in a quarantine mindset, reluctant to subject ourselves to large crowds and enclosed public spaces. The seasonal joy of "The Great British Baking Show" 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z

Yet he told Current Biography in 1976 that Ms. Streisand was reluctant to record what became the pair’s greatest collaboration, “The Way We Were.” Marvin Hamlisch, Composer, Dies at 68 2012-08-07T20:00:07Z

And, boy, does Ms. Caldwell nail the type, while making Alice so intimately individual that you have the impression that you’ve been her reluctant but enthralled confidant for years. Theater Review: ?Elective Affinities? With Zoe Caldwell - Review 2011-12-03T03:00:04Z

She’d been reluctant to commit to chickens as a pet that she knew could live for 10 years. America Stress-Bought All the Baby Chickens 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z

She enlists the reluctant help of Nick Wilde — a sly, jaded scam artist of a fox fighting against his own species’ stereotypes — in a 48-hour bid to solve the case of the missing animals. Socially relevant ‘Zootopia’ wins Oscar for best animation 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z

But for a long time it was a novel that Kehlmann, who turned 45 in January, was reluctant to write. In His New Book, Daniel Kehlmann Says Hello to a Cruel World 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z

Moretti plays a psychoanalyst brought into the Vatican to counsel the reluctant pontiff. Moretti's Cannes film a wry look at the Vatican 2011-05-13T18:00:12Z

Sun, which Mr. Lewis would leave in 1963, was reluctant to promote him. Jerry Lee Lewis, a Rock ’n’ Roll Original, Dies at 87 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z

Some people who are eligible for their BMI have been reluctant to get the vaccine because they fear they will be judged. People are getting vaccinated due to their BMI. They have mixed feelings about it. 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z

One of Anthony’s classmates, Bo Huge-Jensen, was reluctant to join a class with a bunch of women, but he relented because his doctor recommended he strengthen his core to relieve his back pain. Men: Ditch the treadmill, join a class

The film captures their energy perfectly, building in tempo and attempting to force even the most reluctant audience members from their seats: David Byrne and Jonathan Demme on The Making of Stop Making Sense 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

A few described themselves as “reluctant Hillary voters” because they, like my friend, like Bernie’s positions better but feel the need to “unite” behind Hillary. This feminist is sticking with Bernie Sanders: Why Hillary backers need to take another long, honest look 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

In fact, I took my friend Caren with me to the screening, and she was reluctant — "I don't like Nic Cage" — but she ended up liking your film more than I did! "Massive Talent" filmmakers on Nicolas Cage's weird authenticity and the hilarious line he ad-libbed 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z

Lund is so reluctant to go into the field she has even taken to wearing heels. Sofie Gråbøl: 'There's not going to be a fourth Killing' 2012-11-06T18:30:02Z

First reluctant to make records, Anderson realized that any label interested in her music would be small, with modest profits and demands. The Face of Solo Guitar Is Changing. It’s About Time. 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z

As the first reviews of the novel were published on Friday, some “Mockingbird” fans were so disheartened by the revelation that they said they were reluctant to read the new book. Racism of Atticus Finch in ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Could Alter Harper Lee’s Legacy 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z

Realism is less a principle than an excuse to concoct vivid fantasies of battle for the benefit of noncombatants, to rub our faces in details that our fathers and grandfathers were famously reluctant to discuss. Review: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Has Guts and Glory. But Where’s the Gun? 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z

For years, lawyers have complained that the complexities of music have made judges reluctant to dismiss cases before they reach a jury. The ‘Blurred Lines’ Case Scared Songwriters. But Its Time May Be Up. 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z

At first I was very reluctant to mess with a classic. Danny McBride Is Not Who You Think He Is 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

With collectors reluctant to test the market with trophies, and auction houses increasingly cautious with guarantees, there were no obvious mega-lots at Christie’s on Thursday. Impressionist and Modern Works at Christie’s Stir Little Excitement 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

Smith had told associates he was reluctant to commit to another five years in Los Angeles and to search for someone to replace Dudamel, with whom he was close. Departures Force Los Angeles Philharmonic to Reinvent Itself, Again 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z

Big Break: Mr. Greene joined TikTok in January at the suggestion of a friend, but was initially reluctant “because of the misappropriation that goes on the platform,” he said. A Yale Student Who Makes and Teaches Black History 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z

In terms of your personal risk, you are quite naturally reluctant to approach your brother. Perspective | Ask Amy: Vaccination questions raise privacy concerns 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

Back in January, when Tangerine screened at Sundance, Taylor was reluctant to discuss that part of her life. Mya Taylor, the transgender actor who could make Hollywood history 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z

Because it was often only the women who were left alive in these villages, Ernesto and his team must rely on their often reluctant testimony. ‘Our Mothers’ Review: Uncovering Atrocities in Guatemala, Bone by Bone 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z

Famously monosyllabic and often combative in interviews, he was reluctant to explain the meanings behind his songs. Lou Reed: In his own words 2013-10-28T13:32:31Z

But in “37 Seconds” Japanese director Hikari chose to tackle a topic that, she said, audiences in her country were reluctant to embrace. Sex and disability make for tenderly humorous Japanese drama 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

Maxwell said he felt disappointment akin to grief, then added that he felt reluctant to call it that “when people are way less well-off than I am right now.” For travelers, anticipation is the best part. But what if there’s no trip to look forward to? 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z

In the film, she is reluctant because she has the hots for the king. Grey areas 2010-08-26T08:28:00Z

Pity the reluctant visitor who ends up here for the obligatory convention or party. The Getaway: This Is Las Vegas? 2013-11-29T18:29:41Z

An album meant a cover photograph, and Sade was reluctant at first to appear on it. 2010-02-06T00:53:00Z

At first, Perry and Della are reluctant to take the case, primarily because, well, they don’t take criminal cases anymore. ‘Perry Mason’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap: Mason for the Defense 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z

The humble Larry, who was making his rings in a local saloon, was reluctant to be part of the film. "The Ringmaster": When a documentary about the world's best onion rings serves up a sobering twist 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

Luke is the reluctant leader of one team. Review: ‘Snowtime!’ Tells of an Escalating Snowball War 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

I, like many other rampant bibliophiles, am a reluctant reader of graphic books. 'Are You My Mother?': Alison Bechdel's take on the mother-daughter bond 2012-05-10T20:25:04Z

Matt, Frost’s reluctant protector in Safe House, is played by Ryan Reynolds, whose granite abs deserve their own security team. Safe House: Can Denzel Washington Ever Be a Bad Guy? 2012-02-09T16:00:14Z

In fact, I’m still reluctant to tell them the whole truth. I had a fake online girlfriend 2013-01-18T16:15:00Z

You’re at first a bystander and, over time, an occasional, reluctant companion. Review: Compassion Is Expensive for a Cabby in ‘Old Stone’ 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

When I talked to Feldman recently for Salon Food, she offered sage advice for the reluctant — or just wildly out of practice — party givers among us. Natasha Feldman's cacio e pepe mac and cheese is pure pasta comfort 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z

But helmets would look, well, daft in an interview so here they are in the reluctant flesh. Daft Punk: the midas touch 2013-05-18T23:05:39Z

Imagine a world where passengers had been reluctant to shoot footage of Dao, or to shoot any of last year’s other viral videos. Perspective | Are you allowed to take pictures on planes? Yes and no. 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z

He seems suspicious of overconfident blowhards, which may be why he seemed reluctant to take too heavy a hand running the panel, and it’ll take time to work out that balance. Larry Wilmore's First Nightly Show: The Underdog As Top Dog 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

Bullied mercilessly at school, I suffered attacks of anxiety and was reluctant to be away from home. Experience: I was caught in an avalanche on Everest 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

When the police direct the men on board to assist injured passengers, Dickens is reluctant to leave Nelly’s side, but he does lest suspicions be aroused. ‘The Invisible Woman,’ About Charles Dickens’s Mistress 2013-12-24T16:57:59Z

Was Lyndon B. Johnson a civil rights mastermind, or a reluctant follower pulled along by activists led by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? Depiction of Lyndon B. Johnson in 'Selma’ Raises Hackles 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

“And I had a few friends whose parents were a little reluctant to let them come over to my house.” She’s Moved From the Upper East Side to ‘Cobble Hill’ 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z

Charyn excels at sketching the presidency’s effect on a reluctant incumbent. Just what America needs: A former New York City cop in the Oval Office 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z

I am reluctant to subject my prized vacation time to watching someone else’s elderly parent. Social Q’s: Everyones a Skeptic 2013-08-22T22:54:44Z

I am reluctant to explain that I am still paying off the last time. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: If you want to stop a diva’s melodrama, let her hear crickets 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z

"Why people are so reluctant to buy the size that fits their kid," another user commented. Bride asks Facebook if it's OK to make 9-year-old don shapewear with her 'snug' dress 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z

You write that you were reluctant to tell this story. "Dear Damage" author on when your family's tragedy makes headlines 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z

Asked about the circumstances of the repossession and its effect on him, Mr. Desmond, an expert observer of others, said he was fuzzy on details and reluctant to “overinterpret” himself. A Harvard Sociologist on Watching Families Lose Their Homes 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

Though tired from long days, we were reluctant to leave. U.S. Issue: It?s a Bear?s World in Kodiak, Alaska 2011-05-13T20:16:28Z

Between the drinks, the pool, the view and Olga’s cooking, we found ourselves reluctant to leave home and see anything more than the bay before us. On Mexico’s coast, skip the resort and rent a house for an immersive vacation experience 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

JJ seems reluctant to keep on eating at times, although he admits that some of the unhealthy foods he’s eating are indeed delicious. It’s “Dear Fat People” for TV: New “Fit to Fat to Fit” show oozes contempt, disguised as empathy 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z

How would you convince the client who may be reluctant to rent? Rent a dress worthy of the red carpet 2011-02-28T23:21:04Z

“But if I were starting fresh in an untried location, I'd be very reluctant to open a general bookstore in L.A.” Dave Dutton, longtime L.A. bookstore owner, has died 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

Yet despite years of living through the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the vast majority of us remain reluctant to acknowledge our financial struggles publicly. Motherlode Blog: Olympic Bankruptcies for Ordinary Families 2012-08-08T13:35:46Z

It tells the story of a reluctant groom whose bride-to-be is courted by Danza's character. Tony Danza to hit Broadway in 'Honeymoon in Vegas' 2012-02-06T16:23:11Z

It just kind of breaks my heart to make something that I feel is connecting with audiences in a moment in which audiences feel reluctant to come to theater. After ‘Clyde’s,’ Lynn Nottage Just Has Two Shows Onstage. ‘Whew!’ 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z

But its genial hosts are reluctant to interpret this as evidence of a mantle being passed. This year's festival highlight: Rob Da Bank's Bestival 2012-05-25T23:28:00Z

Such square attitudes make Fitz reluctant to turn on, tune in and drop out, but the politics of graduate school require him to participate in his adviser’s research. Review | T.C. Boyle is America’s bard of historical frauds. It’s about time he skewered Timothy Leary. 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z

After describing how Sarno’s book helped his father, his brother and himself, Galinsky decided that the subject warranted a documentary, even though producers were by and large reluctant to fund it. WATCH: Can the mind heal the body? Tackling chronic pain outside the medical establishment 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

She won a major Irish children's book prize, the Bisto book of the year, for her tale of reluctant stepsisters, Sisters... no way! Ireland names Siobh?n Parkinson first children's laureate 2010-05-11T12:50:00Z

And his interpreters, although willing to allow a reporter into their midst while the show was on, were likewise reluctant to say much about it until it was over. A Work by Tino Sehgal at the Guggenheim Walked With You 2010-03-13T01:43:00Z

Then she inherits a mansion in New York’s Hudson Valley and, on a whim, enlists a reluctant Jay into renovating it as a bed-and-breakfast. Boo! Sitcom ‘Ghosts’ combos misfit spirits, feel-good charm 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

It's a favorite quote of reluctant hosts, for obvious reasons but also a testament to the enduring wit of Franklin more than 250 years later. Ken Burns on Benjamin Franklin & our nation's flawed identity: "Race is the central question" of US 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z

Returning to Accra two days later, I dragged my reluctant children, now wearied by the many teachable moments of this journey, to Nima, one of the city’s most impoverished districts. Jacqueline Woodson on Africa, America and Slavery’s Fierce Undertow 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

From the beginning, CNN was reluctant to say what went wrong. The story behind a retracted CNN report on the Trump campaign and Russia 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z

This is part of why I’d been a bit reluctant to haul my progressive wife on my back like she was some sort of nifty plunder. Take my wife, please! 2012-10-04T20:39:00Z

But such amiability was probably what got some reluctant sources to talk. Investigating a Famous Study About the Line Between Sanity and Madness 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

Nevertheless, after that, the police were reluctant to deal with the teenager, given the false report on her record. Five years on, the lessons from the Rolling Stone rape story 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z

The Crowd: Around midnight on a recent Friday, the lounge was filled with 20-somethings from a financial consulting company who swayed in reluctant harmony. Where the Dom Pérignon Flows Downtown 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

Awarded a promotion, this biracial woman dithers in writing an online biography to accompany her new job title because she is reluctant to identify herself as Scarlet’s first black department head. Wearing Its Topicality Lightly, “The Bold Type” Is a Show to Warm a Jaded Heart 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z

She and her brother are reluctant to do so and fail to make moves to stave off their creditors. Breathing new life into Cherry Orchard 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

News organizations have traditionally been reluctant to report claims of criminal behavior in the absence of legal action. Bill Cosby story shows media’s evolution on willingness to report on allegations of rape

To do that historical throughline justice would have meant widening the lens away from Elton at times, which the film seems most reluctant to do. "Rocketman" won't go breakin' your heart — but maybe it should've tried 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z

Its not surprising that India's cinema has been so reluctant to tackle it. How Bollywood is starting to deal with India's caste system 2010-12-16T22:30:02Z

Tahirih said data is difficult to obtain because victims are often reluctant to disclose forced marriage or ask for help.  Forced marriage in our own backyard 2012-11-24T14:00:00Z

Gekoski reckons that the Scotsman's inability to compromise made people reluctant to hire him: no one wants to be bossed about by someone with better taste than their own. Lost, Stolen or Shredded: Stories of Missing Works of Art and Literature by Rick Gekoski – review 2013-06-29T08:00:54Z

Australian actor Geoffrey Rush, an Oscar nominee for his role as the reluctant king's unconventional speech therapist, said the movie was a true example of ensemble acting. Hollywood actors honor "King's Speech" 2011-02-01T00:02:05Z

But it’s a wonderful thing because Mrs. Incredible, in the first movie, was a real reluctant hero. Holly Hunter Stretches Into Her Superhero Powers 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z

Some industry veterans have suggested that Tony voters who live outside New York might be reluctant to support “A Strange Loop” because its sexual content could make it challenging to produce on tour. A ‘Strange’ Wind Blowing: Tony Voters Like ‘Loop’ and ‘Lehman’ 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z

She is reluctant to comment on today’s scandals. Catching Up: For Marla Maples, a Return to New York 2012-11-14T22:37:52Z

His songs — and a fresh crop of Japanese antinuclear tracks — have been bypassing mainstream Japanese radio and television, which have appeared reluctant to play the songs, and finding a receptive audience on the Internet. Music: Japan's New Wave of Protest Songs 2011-06-30T11:22:09Z

Given that the main preoccupation of “Unreal Estate” is staring, the book is startlingly reluctant to provide illustrations. Books of The Times: ?Unreal Estate,? by Michael Gross - Review 2011-11-30T22:40:44Z

The answer was a unanimous — if reluctant — “No.” Motherlode Blog: Students need homework, but not all homework is what students need. 2012-02-03T17:39:31Z

The filmmakers assert that some university administrators have been reluctant to bring the assault numbers to light because doing so could damage the reputation of the school. 'The Hunting Ground' Reignites the Debate Over Campus Rape 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

In some ways Foster has always seemed like a slightly reluctant movie star. Jodie Foster: ‘I make movies to figure out who I am’ | Tim Adams 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z

In an interview earlier this year, Daequan revealed that initially he was reluctant to join the show. Netflix's "Deaf U" wants viewers to see "there is no one right way to be deaf" 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z

Then he begins work on an FX television pilot, “The Comedians,” which casts him and Josh Gad as performers who become reluctant partners on a sketch comedy series. Billy Crystal on His New Book and His Later Years 2013-09-05T12:00:01Z

These are the words of Humphrey Spender, speaking years after he had first turned his camera on an often reluctant British public in 1937 as part of the Mass Observation project. The way we were: Mass Observation at the Photographers' Gallery 2013-07-20T23:05:48Z

In a delightfully acerbic sequel to “Dear Committee Members,” a cranky English professor becomes the reluctant chair of his department. 50 notable works of fiction in 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z

Not surprisingly Parnia, who was trained in the UK and moved to the US in 2005, is frustrated that the medical establishment seems slow and reluctant to listen to these figures. Sam Parnia – the man who could bring you back from the dead 2013-04-06T21:00:01Z

For American viewers right now, the contradictions that wage war within this reluctant fundamentalist are haunting and, quite possibly, terrifying. The Reluctant Fundamentalist: How a Nice Islamic Guy Got Mixed Up in Terrorism 2013-04-26T03:30:28Z

Temp workers are often reluctant to report injuries because they are so easily replaced, Bicchieri said. When workers die: “And nobody called 911″ 2013-03-27T00:00:00Z

But as a nonagenarian who remembers and describes her life with perfect lucidity, the duchess is understandably reluctant to stop. Books of The Times: Life Among the Upper Crust, Seen From Two Generations 2010-12-12T23:24:00Z

But Judge Agostini described the office as a “reluctant warrior,” noting it had never filed suit to block the sale on its own. Disputed Sale of Rockwells by Museum Can Go Forward, Judge Says 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

It’s there that some of the tastiest and least expensive food in Paris is to be found, but perhaps a dedicated gourmand is reluctant to share with visitors what to Parisians is an open secret. France’s Love Affair With Food 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z

Still, Ms. Moore is reluctant to frame Mr. Adams as the center of — or even a turning point in — her story. Mandy Moore Is Ready to Be Heard 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z

Cook is reluctant to draw more attention to her “huge misstep,” noting, “As soon as I saw the posters for it, I knew that I’d made a mistake.” Rachael Leigh Cook Was Always Worth the Bet 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z

“I see a lot of hikers who are very reluctant to give up good food as they go into the outdoors,” Ms. Aksamit said. Upscale Food and Gear Bring Campsite Cooking Out of the Wild 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z

The orchestra has yet to stage a full concert in Algeria, because the Jewish musicians, who make up a small but crucial part of the orchestra, have been reluctant to return. Algerian Chaabi Musicians Reunite in the Band El Gusto 2012-10-12T18:21:46Z

Robinson is a willfully marginal figure in the text, as she was in the White House—famously reluctant to move in, and evasive of its basic security protocols. Reading Michelle Obama's "Becoming" as a Motherhood Memoir 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z

Years of debunking seem to have left him reluctant to paint in bold strokes, however, and his book is a collection of facts rather than an interpretation. Caleb Crain: The Hectic Career of Stephen Crane 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

The footage we saw featured a scene early in the story where Gandalf and an executive committee of dwarves elect a reluctant Bilbo Baggins, played by Martin Freeman, to embark on his adventure. The Hobbit's 12 minutes of frame at Comic-Con 2012 2012-07-16T10:39:23Z

In the more outright melodic “Spring” sonata, individual details took on new meaning, like the placid measured trill that brought the slow movement to a gently reluctant close. Music Review: Leonidas Kavakos and Enrico Pace at Zankel Hall 2014-03-05T23:16:12Z

While still on the staff of Lord Mountbatten’s Combined Operations, he persuaded a reluctant Observer editor to run a weekly series that contemplated life after the war. Per ardua ad Astor 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

Unable to sever ties with his former love, Maurice becomes the reluctant, neutered house guest of Clive and Anne. Laurence Scott: rereading Maurice by EM Forster 2013-07-05T10:00:01Z

But now whenever my wife and I find ourselves reluctant to risk intruding on the privacy of someone in distress, we remind each other of that cruel hesitancy. Perspective | ‘Walden’ may be the most famous act of social distancing. It’s also a lesson on the importance of community. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z

Feeling a sentimental impulse to see his home town again, Tim drags a reluctant Virginia along, just as the novel starts to accelerate in a new and even darker direction. New life for a noir masterpiece: ‘Black Wings Has My Angel’ 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

However, judges on the state's 2nd District Court of Appeal asked pointed questions at Tuesday's hearing and seemed reluctant to accept arguments that the judge acted improperly. Phil Spector murder case hears appeals arguments 2011-04-12T18:59:16Z

“Where We Belong” is framed around Sayet’s subsequent 2015 venture to London to pursue a doctorate in Shakespeare, and her sparring with a nation reluctant to concede or correct the damage of colonialism. Review | Woolly Mammoth’s ‘Where We Belong’ speaks the languages of theater and film with equal elegance 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z

Kendall, Rome and a reluctant Shiv decide to take their brother out for a drink. "Succession": The Roy family wails through a loveless karaoke night 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z

So it can get a little awkward when one partner is reluctant to let the other fully experience them in that way. 7 things that can go disastrously wrong during sex — and how to avoid them 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z

Some cities are still reluctant to embrace them. E-scooter death reignites safety concerns as devices grow in popularity 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, 10-year-old Baoying Scott, from Eugene, Ore., was filling her bucket with a random assortment of shells, reluctant to choose favorites. This Florida museum offers a hands-on look at the secret lives of shells 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

After a long bout of travel, he’s weary and reluctant to tag along on a walk to the ocean. ‘Panic in a Suitcase’ by Yelena Akhtiorskaya 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

Related: Heaven Knows What review: junk, heartbreak and the rush of the city As a baby, Holmes was removed from her drug-troubled mother and grew up with a reluctant aunt, uncle and cousins. Drugs, destruction and movie glory: how Arielle Holmes rose from the streets 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

Early in the film, he and a reluctant Dean try to purchase land at a funeral. Review: 'At Any Price' doesn't register 2013-04-24T22:52:09Z

Trying to work out who was right and what was real, I began to understand why Malcolm was reluctant to examine the evidence. The Fort Bragg murders: is Jeffrey MacDonald innocent? 2013-04-13T23:05:28Z

Steven Zeitchik explains that Broadway producers are usually reluctant to let go of a hit show when ticket sales are still strong. Essential Arts & Culture: Monumental sculpture, 'Finding Dory's' fluid music and lessons from the Tonys 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z

His perceived role as the series' reluctant hero is naturally appealing, while his apparent impenetrability is meant to draw us in and make us want to know more about him. Everyone loves a villain, but in "The Rings of Power," maybe we shouldn’t 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z

Asked if it would be during his first term, he seemed reluctant to answer, then abruptly said, “Yeah, sure.” Trevor Noah Has a Hard Time With Confederate Memorial Day 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

With every story’s final sentence, I found myself reluctant to move on. Helen Phillips talks about getting under people's skin in her new book, 'Some Possible Solutions' 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

Wanting something to cling to, Freddie joins the group, but he's reluctant to be dominated, and the film's most intense moments feature the two men at odds, each trying to understand the other. At TIFF: 'The Master' is masterful 2012-09-08T22:46:04Z

On the other, he is reluctant to admit that it is chameleons who make the best politicians. Jack Straw: 'I didn't have a nervous breakdown, but I was close to one' 2012-09-29T23:07:05Z

That’s a complex, revitalizing portrait of how a very familiar song came into existence, and of the real, conflicted person within the reluctant star. Theater Review: ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ at Sondheim Theater 2014-01-13T03:00:12Z

King said he was reluctant to give that description, which can inflame racial sensitivities. Media frenzy on marathon investigation 2013-04-18T03:01:13Z

“This situation is kind of extreme and calls for creativity that news executives are reluctant to contemplate.” Yes, the media should cover Trump fairly — but even better, hold him accountable 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

Q: After the death of her husband, Christina has been reluctant to get involved romantically. A Minute With: Jada Pinkett Smith as TV's "Hawthorne" 2010-06-17T12:30:00Z

At its center is a miscast James Franco, co-star of Raimi's "Spider-Man" movies, as the circus huckster who becomes the reluctant Wizard of Oz. `Oz the Great and Powerful' isn't exactly either 2013-03-05T23:16:13Z

Terry is initially reluctant but gains confidence as his mom appears to be keeping her word. The sacrifice needed to survive in other America shines in "A Thousand and One" 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z

Their across-the-broken-fence wars and truces and reluctant dependence drive the film. Hallelujah, 'St. Vincent' lets Bill Murray run amok 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

I don’t really know how much Frank has changed. I just go on making him up, with a somewhat reluctant but still inevitable eye to his past “selves.” Living with Frank Bascombe: An Interview with Richard Ford 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z

“Further, future jurors will be reluctant to speak up to say what they think when deliberating if they fear that what they say during deliberations will not be kept secret.” Cosby Jurors Will Be Named, but Judge Limits What They Can Say 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z

Tiffany, which expects sales to rise about 10 percent this year, has not been reluctant to brag about its marketing coups. Tiffany?s Rubedo Line Stirs Debate Over Meaning of Metal 2012-04-04T22:23:49Z

Initially, she said, her father was a reluctant visitor, and local people kept their distance. Poland bids to reclaim forgotten past as haven for Jews 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z

Even during a two-decade military dictatorship, when ruling generals appropriated Brazil's national symbols, students used to sing it at protests because police were too reluctant to beat them until they stopped. As protests simmer, Brazil's national anthem soars at World Cup 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z

Deposited at my hotel, I climbed the terra-cotta steps leading through the garden entryway and patio, and immediately knew I’d be reluctant to leave. Cuernavaca: A side trip into opulence, only an hour away from Mexico’s capital 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z

Blaze wants Ruth to go to college and have a better life even though she is reluctant to leave home. The compassionate "Holler" encapsulates the desperation of everyday American poverty 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z

Whitehead, who was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2002, told Terry Gross on “Fresh Air” that he was “reluctant to immerse myself” in the history of slavery; it took him 16 years to write. The 10 most important books of 2016 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z

Ms. Fowles called a friend who was reluctant but needed the money. A ‘Sugar Date’ Gone Sour 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z

He is reluctant to do the one thing needed for success in Bosnia: to pick sides. Interventions: : A Life in War and Peace by Kofi Annan – review 2012-11-15T08:00:04Z

"Now there's real facts," said the actress, who added that she had been reluctant to discuss Cosby in the past because "he gave me my first job." Bill Cosby issue flares anew after 2005 deposition is released 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

If she was reluctant, her nervousness didn’t last long: “Galang,” original and addictive, became her calling card. M.I.A.?s Agitprop Pop 2010-05-26T04:15:00Z

In the movie, Allred explains that she’s reluctant to take on the clients because there’s no legal options for many of them — the statute of limitations has long since expired. Gloria Allred has been endlessly parodied. A new movie aims to celebrate her instead. 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z

“SNL” writer Robert Smigel says Phil never seemed reluctant to play the part, but that he later expressed some guilt about mocking the former Vietnam prisoner of war and subsequent Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Phil Hartman’s greatest sketch ever: Secrets of “SNL’s” perfect Clinton parody 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

Suffering from "butterfly burnout" and dumped by his girlfriend, a reluctant "butterfly widow", he finds his senses – as they can in times of distress – start bristling like antennae. The Butterfly Isles: A Summer in Search of our Emperors and?Admirals by Patrick Barkham ? review 2010-10-15T23:15:00Z

Placing their common experience into a larger view of late-night exposes a pattern the TV industry has been stubbornly reluctant to break. Why women really don’t get to host late-night TV 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z

Frank Kermode summed up the problem: “Those who have had actual experience of old age are likely to be dead or very tired or just reluctant to discuss the matter with clever young interlocutors.” What Old Age Is Really Like 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

A reluctant husband and father for my children is the last thing I want. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: He was hesitant about marriage — until she moved out 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z

“A lot of these guys were extremely passionate about what they had,” Mr. Wolfe said, which made them reluctant to sell it to the Pickers. Television: Old-Time Stuff Is Not Forgotten 2011-05-27T18:40:43Z

When asked about The Machine, students were reluctant to talk about the organization and instead said, "We shouldn't talk about that." "Bama Rush": The 7 biggest revelations from Max's University of Alabama sorority rush documentary 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z

The tension of “The Closer” — the only original scripted series to rank No. 1 among basic cable shows for five consecutive years — is how Brenda will wring a confession from even the most reluctant suspect. Television: ‘Major Crimes,’ the ‘Closer’ Spinoff on TNT 2012-08-03T16:00:00Z

Two marriages ended during his decade underground and publishers were reluctant to release the paperback of "Satanic Verses," which became a best seller for reasons Rushdie never imagined or desired. Salman Rushdie dismisses latest death threat 2012-09-19T16:58:59Z

His reluctant host, who is expecting dinner guests imminently, is putting the finishing touches on a yummy-looking feast of roast duck and vegetables. | 'The Perfect Host': A Welcome to His World Is Accepted at Your Peril 2011-06-30T22:13:04Z

To trigger investigations against prosecutors, grievance committees depend largely on reports from defense attorneys, who may be reluctant to come forward and antagonize a prosecutor with whom they must continue to work. Who will prosecute the corrupt prosecutors? 2013-04-03T18:26:00Z

Since the jubilee holiday a month ago, successive weekends in June have seen a dearth of commercially appealing new releases, with distributors reluctant to risk expensive blockbusters in competition with international football. Ice Age 4: Continental Drift floats off UK box office radar 2012-07-03T15:57:44Z

What ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Terminator’ Owe to ‘La Jetée’ Chris Marker, who died earlier this year at 91, was an enigmatic figure, reluctant to be photographed and prone to biographical embellishment. The Inspiration Issue: What ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Terminator’ Owe to ‘La Jetée’ 2012-09-26T15:52:19Z

Last week, for instance, she was reluctant to elaborate on her ex's reaction to eventual publication. Sharon Olds's silence is golden in an era of endless media exposure 2013-01-20T00:06:48Z

Carey said he wasn't dismissing Sheen's comedic talent and acknowledged that ratings might suffer if viewers are reluctant to accept a new actor in a new role. Without 'Men,' is Charlie Sheen winning or losing? 2011-03-08T13:46:04Z

And I was not a passive or reluctant participant in this event. Barbara Ehrenreich: My search for truth as a non-believer 2014-04-12T12:15:00Z

Before then will be another film but he is reluctant to say what it might be. Billy Elliot boys return to the stage for an emotional reunion 2010-03-30T21:37:00Z

The American guy hangs back at the front door, reluctant to get involved. Robin Williams appreciation by Nigel Planer: 'He wouldn't be happy until the furniture was laughing' 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z

Passage of the measure Tuesday was a momentary victory for the speaker, who has struggled to get reluctant Republicans on board for the tax break, which puts a $1,000 in average workers' pockets. House approves payroll tax cut extension 2011-12-13T23:49:00Z

Being new, I was reluctant to drink the Club Med Kool-Aid. Single in the Caribbean Sun 2012-02-03T19:34:19Z

Here, Kholodenko seemed reluctant to let go of each gorgeously rounded note he produced. In Vadym Kholodenko, talent and tragedy mix 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z

Some friendly competition might be exactly what you need to motivate even the most reluctant readers. 6 summer reading challenges to hook kids on books over the break 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z

The scene is a variation on a familiar trope: the reluctant woman cajoled by a man’s aggressive lust. Sheila Heti gets sex wrong 2012-09-28T23:30:00Z

She was always a reluctant star, and her natural anxiety contributes to her character's vulnerability, which peaks in the heartbreaking line to Scottie: "If I let you change me, will you love me?" Vertigo 2010-10-17T10:53:00Z

Mr. Wright’s friends are more reluctant to predict if its purée of influences will play to big summer crowds. Film: Cult Director Courts the Mass, Keeps the Crazy 2010-08-06T21:12:00Z

Basing a title on a reluctant hero is a popular archetype for developers, but in "The 3rd Birthday" they trap you into controlling a heroine who seriously seems to want to escape the game. Game On: 'The Show' maintains streak 2011-04-14T18:17:05Z

“That’s a pivot, I guess,” he said, with a reluctant laugh. Party Planners on Pause, Awaiting Revelry’s Return 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z

She describes herself as a reluctant author: her account of Corin’s illness began as an aide-memoire for him. Corin Redgrave: He lost his memory of our life together 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

Male actors have been striking for their lack of support in the battle for equal pay, not simply silent on the issue but persistently reluctant to play second or third lead. American hustle: how Hollywood rips off women 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z

In the way of grief, it might help to accept its initially reluctant pacing as part of finding its momentum. The slow dread of "The Outsider," HBO's series that defies Stephen King expectations 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z

Young says contemporary satirists have been reluctant to compromise their status as outsiders. How John Oliver started a revolution in US TV's political satire 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z

No, says Pegg, he was reluctant at first and had to be talked into it by his publisher. Simon Pegg: 'I measure life by my feelings for Star Wars' 2010-10-16T23:05:00Z

The experience was so frightening, he added, that for a long time he was reluctant to watch the film. Kirk Douglas, a Star of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Dies at 103 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

Seemingly a reluctant star, Winehouse is seen in an interview saying, "The more people see of me, the more they'll realize that all I'm good for is making music." 'Amy' trailer: the troubled Winehouse that 'the world wanted a piece of' 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

When I was nine or 10, I plagiarised one of Anthony Buckeridge's Jennings books, adapting it as a play with myself in the starring role, and presenting it to a reluctant prep-school audience. Portrait of the artist: Alan Ayckbourn, playwright 2010-10-04T21:01:00Z

I am reluctant to provide disposable dishes as a substitute for the existing disposable containers. Perspective | Miss Manners: Would-be guests won’t stop angling for invitations 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

But despite a national presence, investors were reluctant to back Mr. Andersson for an Off Broadway run of “Dixie’s Tupperware Party” last September. Ten Years Later, a One-Woman Show is Still One Man’s Work 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

And Will Ferrell becomes a reluctant protagonist in “Stranger Than Fiction.” What’s on TV Saturday: ‘George Michael: Freedom’ and ‘Stranger Than Fiction’ 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z

The song tells of a senator with a lisp who covets a reluctant female gondolier. Opera Review: Anna Netrebko in Bel Canto Mode, for ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’ 2014-01-19T22:04:19Z

I was reluctant to look for a job — honestly, I was reluctant to unpack — but it was inevitable in the face of my pressing financial situation. Rejected: One man’s endless search for a media internship 2014-04-28T00:00:00Z

Both he and Karpen are reluctant to speculate on whether his posting will become permanent. The University of Washington School of Music offers eclectic lineup 2010-10-20T23:30:00Z

“I’m personally very reluctant to touch things in public right now,” said Ellen Stofan, the director of the Air and Space Museum. No Touch, No Hands-On Learning, for Now, as Museums Try to Reopen 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z

When the movie opens, he is reluctant to accept help from others and is under pressure to sell his land. Review: ‘The Japanese Dog,’ a Family Reunion in Romania 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

Ms. Slemmons, now 68 and based in Chicago, was initially reluctant. A Jewelry Maker Who Goes Far Beyond Metal 2012-12-06T16:07:04Z

Directed by Michael Wilson, the staging is dynamic, as Matt bounds around the boathouse trying to persuade a very reluctant, spiky Sally that she would be happy with him. Review: 'Talley's Folly' is a charming revival 2013-03-06T02:44:09Z

A reluctant kidnapper flips through a phone book, dials an arbitrary number and dictates a ransom note. We?re Holding Your Plot Device. If You Want It Back, Send Us ... 2011-07-02T01:33:02Z

Mr. Dolan, 62, said this would reduce the risk to people who might be reluctant to put money into a new organization without a long track record. Arts, Briefly: Factory Conversion Moves Forward 2014-05-11T22:07:34Z

Mostly, he’s been reluctant to address the event, which puts an additional burden on his music: it’s pretty much the only hint as to what might be going on inside Mr. Brown’s head. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-03-21T22:23:57Z

However, because a criminal conviction could be difficult to achieve, prosecutors may be reluctant to bring a case in the first place. Could Harvey Weinstein go to jail? 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z

Here’s the book for those reluctant preschool/kindergartners. Summer kids books 2013-06-13T19:30:41Z

It turns out Rebecca’s invitation is as much for Akila’s benefit as for Edie’s; the girl regards everyone in the house with suspicion, reluctant to get comfortable lest she’s uprooted again. In ‘Luster,’ Young Black Women Feel Uneasy in a White American Home 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

Crystal Bowersox: Crystal seemed to be a reluctant "American Idol" contestant. "American Idol" recap: Simon saves the day 2010-02-24T13:25:00Z

Someone else who worries they are too needy may be reluctant to show their longings directly to the therapist, although well able to talk about how things go wrong for them in other relationships. Patterns of pain: what Covid-19 can teach us about how to be human 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z

Which all seems a desperately outmoded form of prudishness, like the wartime strippers at London's Windmill club who were allowed to pose naked, by the Lord Chamberlain's reluctant acquiescence, so long as they didn't move. How is this painting 'pornographic' and 'disgusting'? 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

Even now she is reluctant to reveal her real name. Garance Doré, the Style Blogger, Snatches the Spotlight 2014-05-07T21:18:59Z

The 22-year age difference between her and Smith made her reluctant at first. 'Focus' filmmakers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa go for the unexpected 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

He’s reluctant and dickish about it, put off by her auditioning in front of people he knows, if also, in his way correct: She should want to make it as herself, not his wife. “Mad Men’s” genius fifth season 2012-06-11T14:30:00Z

Japanese museums are often reluctant to allow important works to leave the country, even for temporary exhibitions. Chinese paintings at LACMA captivate with their delicacy 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z

This first chapter is like a western in which a charismatic martinet gains the reluctant admiration of his troops by restoring their self-respect and courageously leading them in battle against hostile natives. The Eagle ? review 2011-03-27T00:05:20Z

It sounds gimmicky, but it plays out with impressive ease, evoking the early rumination and the eventual, if reluctant, acceptance that define matters of the heart. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z

It has historically, on First Amendment grounds, been reluctant to exclude many kinds of publications, which has led to news organizations from across the political spectrum gaining access. What’s a legitimate news outlet? A new face in the White House press pool raises questions. 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee, who has been reluctant to stray far from economic issues, is expected to outline a proposal for improving education in a speech Wednesday at the U.S. Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registry 2012-05-23T14:47:00Z

Through the act of bearing witness, Lisa evolves from a reluctant student editor to a budding journalist. School Newspaper Editor Bears Witness 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z

Nira tracks down Lily, a fitness instructor who is initially reluctant to look back. | 'Invisible': ‘Invisible,’ Michal Aviad’s Film About Rape, at MoMA 2012-07-08T21:17:36Z

The U.S. dealt with its own spate of mile-high crimes, convincing reluctant government officials and airport executives to adopt the first important airport security protocols. D.B. Cooper, the changing nature of hijackings and the foundation for today’s airport security 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z

For a reluctant candidate running a grassroots campaign in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, the race is more of an impetus for self-reflection than a quest for power. Review: In ‘La Race,’ a Fight Back From the Margins 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z

Family members traded theories about why Ms. Abbe had been reluctant to pursue writing as an adult. Patience Abbe, 87, Child Chronicler of Travels, Is Dead 2012-03-31T17:55:57Z

Could men, often more reluctant shoppers than their female counterparts, lead the way in making Web sites for luxury brands as appealing as bricks-and-mortar stores? Style: Next Step for Labels: Cyber-Boutiques 2011-09-05T13:01:05Z

The richest is probably Peggy, a character whom Ms. Moss seemed understandably reluctant to shed. Elisabeth Moss, a Career Woman, in ‘The Heidi Chronicles’ 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z

Kumalo was reluctant to open it, for once a letter has been opened it cannot be put back in the same envelope. Digested classic: Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton 2010-05-21T09:30:00Z

My response is to say that it was not only the invasion itself that left me reluctant to vote Labour. Hare v Kinnock 2010-04-12T19:00:00Z

They played for two hours and seemed reluctant to stop. Music Review: Ad Hoc Quartet With Common Roots 2010-08-29T21:38:00Z

Those include mystical places that most academics would be reluctant to enter. Review | After her son and husband died, Elaine Pagels wondered why religion survives 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z

Each performance — and I’m reluctant to single out individuals — brims with wit and magnetic feeling. ‘Into the Woods,’ Stripped Down by Fiasco Theater 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

While girls adore his books, Nesbitt’s smart irreverent tone has a special lure for young boys, famously reluctant readers. Meet Kenn Nesbitt, the New Children’s Poet Laureate 2013-06-15T14:58:08Z

A few years ago, songwriter-guitarist Black Francis acknowledged he was reluctant to release new Pixies music because he didn’t want to screw up the band’s legacy. Replacements reunion: Genius or folly? 2013-07-12T18:03:00Z

In his view, “Picasso was a born rebel, Matisse a rebel through circumstance, and a reluctant one at that.” How Picasso Became Picasso 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z

The band were practising Christians – not so common in the rock'n'roll fraternity – but reluctant to define themselves by it. Paramore: no more Misery Business 2013-01-26T06:00:00Z

I had picked up the paper then put it down, reluctant to contact a stranger. How My Worst Date Ever Became My Best 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

Nicks herself never quite develops in any new way; she’s more talked about than talking herself, and Davis seems reluctant to interpret or expand on his subject. Review | Stevie Nicks: A story of big music, big egos and big hair 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z

Brooke, who is reluctant to speak about what took place, called it “her father’s story.” A superhero for the 21st century: NYC’s first trans firefighter battles male-dominated culture of FDNY 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

On Thursday’s The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert gave a reluctant Wag of the Finger to Satan — for reportedly sending mobile-phone messages to the priest who had tried to exorcise a Polish girl. Remembering Dick Smith, the Godfather of Movie Makeup 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z

Day is made of tougher stuff, determined not to surrender or to crumple, and reluctant to expose her heart in its entirety. The Matchless Presence of Doris Day 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z

It also found that voters who favored a third-party candidate were even more reluctant than Trump voters to say so when asked by a pollster. Pollsters and data gurus look over the wreckage of their election failures 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

I’m more of a recent, if reluctant convert. What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries Right Now 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z

Greece has been reluctant to pass major reforms, like reducing its pubic sector, improving tax collection and privatizing certain industries, in hopes of raising some $62 billion. Greek tragedy: Austerity and addiction 2012-06-26T14:36:00Z

In a job years later, an unnerving colleague tells me I have “a gift around newly dead people”, something I am slightly reluctant to accept, or believe. 'The clock of his life was counting down' – loving and losing my ex 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z

Rachel has an uncanny ability to wrangle and coerce even the most reluctant reality-show subjects, getting them to open up and relax and, if all goes according to plan, participate in their own humiliation. ‘UnREAL’ and ‘Another Period’: From female creators, sharp jabs at reality 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

And while the Eeyore in him might be reluctant to admit it, life has been pretty good. Alan Bennett: 'I've often wanted to be bolder' 2010-11-23T08:00:00Z

I had been reluctant to tear myself away from the ever-evolving news of the phone-hacking scandal, which could be relied upon to produce a fresh resignation or arrest at regular intervals. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Amoral Clarity 2011-07-18T15:23:00Z

Some of the papers emphasized entertainment listings and lighter news in a bid to attract younger readers, the group most reluctant to subscribe to a newspaper. Express, commuter newspaper published by The Washington Post, shuts down after 16 years 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z

Though the frankness of “In Pieces” might resonate in a #MeToo era, Ms. Field was reluctant to offer up her book as a paradigm for others who might want to disclose their survival narratives. Sally Field Talks About Her Life ‘In Pieces’ 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

There are feminists who are very reluctant to have conversations about race, and insert that into mainstream feminism. “Put the fangs back in feminism”: Author Rafia Zakaria on how feminism loses relevance to whiteness 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z

Senior studio executives have privately expressed frustration with California's lottery, but were reluctant to air their views Thursday. California poised to hike film tax credits to stem runaway production 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

But instead, this tormented soul ends up becoming her reluctant protector, which means Ravenna must send yet another team of bad guys to find them both. Review: `Snow White' a gorgeous take on fairy tale 2012-05-30T19:46:42Z

“I think I said ‘Hi’ to Lionel, maybe, but I was still very reluctant to accept the situation,” she said. A Secret Relationship, Until Mom and Dad Needed to Know 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

“I was reluctant to interfere in something that they face all the time,” she told the AP. Hawaii law allows police to have sex with the sex workers they’re targeting in an investigation 2014-03-21T21:21:00Z

Typically, even the most reluctant Jews show up in synagogues and temples to celebrate the High Holy Days. Rabbis Who Travel to Remote Congregations on the High Holy Days 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z

I grew confessional, admitting that I was reluctant to engage Williams when he e-mailed, for fear of risk or looking foolish. A stranger e-mailed saying he planned to kill himself. What was I supposed to do? 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

Moorcock's good friend Ballard was reluctant to leave his suburban lair in Shepperton, and relied on Moorcock to introduce him to people and experiences useful for his fiction. When Hari Kunzru met Michael Moorcock 2011-02-04T12:05:01Z

With the reluctant help and eventual admiration of army surgeons William Stipp and James Blevens she – and we – become embroiled in a sweeping, graphically detailed saga of amputations, epidemics and unspoken romance. First novels: Catherine Taylor's roundup - reviews 2011-02-26T00:07:44Z

The glib, dandyish Jefferson is a perfect foil for Hamilton: his rival, his intellectual equal and his sometimes reluctant partner in the construction of a new political order. ‘Hamilton’ Review: You Say You Want a Revolution 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

We heard no more about these reluctant conscripts. Blitz Street, Out of the Frying Pan and Coronation Street 2010-04-19T22:05:00Z

One of them is reluctant to leave, while the other longs to escape, but the movie invites you to wonder whether there’s a meaningful difference between resignation and rebellion. ‘Palm Springs’ Review: Déjà Vu All Over Again 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

I’m a reluctant memoirist, and in one early draft I wrote, quite confidently: “This is not my story.” Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: A Missionary’s Daughter in Haiti 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z

Distributors, however, are generally reluctant to carry new channels. ArtsBeat: Participant Media Plans Its Own Cable Channel 2012-12-17T20:11:09Z

“Doing her own singing, Buckley is a rich, startling vocalist who if anything seems to under-excite the crowds she performs for. Yet she is also persuasive as a reluctant, unreliable parent.” What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Masked Singer’ and ‘Wisting’ 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

For print heads in other publications, you’re on the honor system, but a photo or scan of the headline would help; if it seems hard to believe, I’d be reluctant to use it. Style Invitational Week 1073: Mess With (Y)our Heads; plus poems made of little words

Players have been reluctant to consider a clock. Late innings = late nights as World Series games lengthen 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z

Midnight Son A reluctant Los Angeles vampire realises his true nature. This week's new films 2013-01-05T00:06:04Z

The three news organizations were reluctant Monday to discuss their sources and reporting methods. How three major news organizations all got a story about Rudy Giuliani wrong 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z

Not even death has stopped him, as generations of later readers have gone on enjoying his work, revising what it means, repeatedly returning to a writer who seems as reluctant as ever to say goodbye. Books of The Times: ?Charles Dickens,? by Claire Tomalin; ?Becoming Dickens? - 2011-10-24T22:30:07Z

But modeling left her reluctant to trade on her looks. Dua Lipa Was Raised on Pop Bangers. Now She Writes Them. 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

He’s so in love with the shoes that he’s reluctant to do anything in them, sitting out a pickup game for fear they’ll get mussed. Air Jordans on the Big Screen: When the Sneaker Is the Real Star 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z

"So this is the kind of first we are reluctant to announce." Injury forces Michael McKean out of Broadway show 2012-05-23T20:19:12Z

She has more stuff than she can manage, because she's reluctant to let things go. Perspective | Tween daughter’s room is a mess. How do I help? 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z

“People who work for large companies are always reluctant to take the chance of being wrong,” he said. Investing in a Conspiracy of a Past Century 2011-04-10T00:51:39Z

What we are reluctant to admit is that culture would have no colour without pretension. In defence of pretentiousness | Dan Fox 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z

Indeed, out of concern that employers would be reluctant to participate in the program, HHS considered forcing them to do so. CLASS-Gate: Internal Emails Reveal Administration Knew All Along That Obamacare's Long-Term Care Entitlement Was a "Fiscal Disaster" 2011-09-15T20:59:07Z

Female fans of the best-selling book — apparently dragging along a lot of reluctant husbands and boyfriends to theaters — created a wave of interest that pushed past reviewers, who gave the film terrible notices. ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Leads Weekend Box Office, Stirring Reflection on Sex Films 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z

As a reluctant pioneer in the field of bad tattooing, I spent years afterward stubbornly telling people it meant “the eternal search.” Two Tattoos Gone Wrong 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z

Mr. Zuckerberg was reluctant, said the person, contending that his youthful image was an asset to the company. Who Is Priscilla Chan? 2012-05-25T20:27:45Z

She fully recovered, but she couldn’t stop thinking about how reluctant she’d been to even call the doctor. Motherlode Blog: Suffering Preeclampsia ? After Giving Birth 2012-05-02T14:52:01Z

But with auction houses now reluctant to guarantee sales, and demand at various levels of the market cooling, private owners of high-value artworks are also turning to dealers in the discreet search for buyers. For Sale: A Rare Duchamp 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

Landgraf is reluctant to talk publicly about projects he considers creative failures, because that can break a bond of trust with producers. Can candidness work for a TV executive? 2011-04-26T11:52:09Z

Kennedy’s route to becoming a writer was an initially reluctant one. Louise Kennedy’s Debut Novel Taps into Her Childhood Amid The Troubles 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z

“A country on the move seems to be more reluctant than ever to pick up and go.” Crisscrossing the Country on Highways Big and Small 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z

Eichmann’s conviction upped the pressure on reluctant West Germans to repeal their 20-year statute of limitations on crimes, which many Nazis living in hiding banked on. Abroad: 50 Years After Trial, Eichmann Secrets Live On 2011-05-09T01:15:07Z

Watching the show today, it is hard not to see his treatment of Kudrow’s character as a wider comment on media misogyny, but she is reluctant to accept that label. Lisa Kudrow on The Comeback’s groundbreaking satire 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z

After “It,” the actor was initially reluctant to get involved with “Castle Rock,” fearing it might be “ ‘The Avengers’ of Stephen King characters.” ‘Castle Rock’ Is a Stephen King Story That Isn’t Really a Stephen King Story 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

A reluctant Alicia takes him in against the advice of her friends, and the two slowly warm to each other. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z

Prince is reluctant to emerge from his burrow, but Prada ambles up to Irons and climbs in his lap. White whiskers and wonky hips: A retirement home for Tasmanian devils 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

As a trade-union activist, socialist and pacifist, he made a reluctant conscript. Books of The Times: ‘Poilu,’ a French Memoir About Serving on the Western Front 2014-04-20T21:11:41Z

Farrell noted that The Cars were reluctant to play the festival because of the size of the crowd. Farrell celebrates Lollapalooza's 20th anniversary 2011-04-26T12:01:05Z

Today, almost 13 years after its aborted Broadway opening, the creators of the show are reluctant to speak the names of the couple at the center of the cancellation. A Not-So-Merry Mix: Shakespeare, Bluegrass and Randy Quaid 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z

Mr. Henry was reluctant to leave the bakery for even a few months to do the movie. The Carpetbagger: De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson Are Supporting Actor Hopefuls 2012-12-19T23:28:11Z

Before then, the subject was one officials were reluctant to discuss. Family influenced Obama's gay marriage shift: aides 2012-05-10T10:45:00Z

Whishaw said he initially was reluctant to audition for the role because he did not read Michael Bond's Paddington books as a child. Ben Whishaw cast as new Paddington 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

Beatty was reluctant to speak to me when I first reached out. What happened to Todd: retracing my brother's steps to understand addiction 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z

Stanwyck had been reluctant to take the role, confessing: "I was a little frightened of it." Double Indemnity: No 6 2010-10-17T10:50:00Z

Just to keep things off- balance, every now and then the band adds an extra beat, while a long, gradual fade-out suggests she’s still a little reluctant to move on. Red Hot Chili Peppers Honor Eddie Van Halen, and 10 More New Songs 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z

The first time he consumed it, he says, his world went “from black and white to Technicolor,” and he’s reluctant to go back. Review: In ‘Beautiful Boy,’ a Writer Confronts His Son’s Meth Addiction 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z

But after flooring an admittedly somewhat reluctant opponent in an inter-company boxing match, there was no further trouble. Philip French: my life as a stammerer 2010-12-26T00:05:05Z

It seems to arise, above all, from the desire of a sometimes reluctant celebrity and frequently underestimated artist to be understood. ‘Val’ Review: The Iceman Cometh 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

On his albums, he labors hard behind the scenes as a producer but is generally reluctant to hog the spotlight, instead showcasing others on his coattails. Review: ‘Compton,’ Dr. Dre’s First Album in 16 Years 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z

Oftentimes, reluctant heroes like to stay in their Clark Kent mode. For Questlove, ‘Soul Train’ Is His Happy Place 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

Ravi, whose participation was reluctant if voluntary, gradually warmed to the process as he reflected on the arranged marriages in his community. How a Real-Life Rom-Com About Arranged Marriage Redefines Love in America 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

Carter is a reluctant refugee, with understandable feelings of connection to her former life and predictable teenage rebellion to any situation that unfolds without her consent. When a kidnapped child comes home: The surprising emotional intelligence of “Finding Carter” 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z

But most studios are deeply reluctant to bet on these kinds of scripts, preferring to funnel money toward less risky comedies and fantasy films. New Venture Envisions Films Based on Gritty Journalism 2014-05-06T19:05:34Z

Kids can be reluctant to tell parents about troubling things they see or feel when they are engaging with social media, because they are afraid parents will ban it. Instagram is even worse than we thought for kids. What do we do about it? 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

Academy members, however, once again proved reluctant to recognize Serkis with an acting nomination. Andy Serkis: Beneath the digital makeup, a box-office powerhouse 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

There were mass defections of Czech, Ukrainian, Croat and Slovenian units who were deeply reluctant to fight fellow Slavs. A most terrible year 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

Neighborhood teenagers invade the basement, and the local cops seem reluctant to help out. | 'Dream House': ?Dream House,? With Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz in - Review 2011-09-30T23:03:07Z

After two weeks, we were reluctant to come home and swap the challenges of traveling for the challenges of daily life. How my family of four pulled off a Portugal trip during the pandemic 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z

At Margaret's wedding Betty's reluctant to kiss and dance with Don – her only enjoyment of the evening comes from realising that the girl with Henry is his daughter, not his wife. Mad Men: season three, episode 12 2010-04-07T21:45:00Z

Together they brought the movement to the kind of reluctant close that lends a bittersweet aftertaste to a placid reverie. Review: Mostly Mozart’s Opening Concert, With a Chopin Encore 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z

Mr. Chang’s image as a reluctant celebrity is so well established as to feel disingenuous, but there’s no denying the awkwardness and occasional discomfort radiating off the screen in “The Mind of a Chef.” Television: ‘The Mind of a Chef,’ With David Chang on PBS 2012-11-04T16:54:16Z

Mr. Gold and Ms. Baker are reluctant to disclose much about themselves or their work together. Sam Gold and Annie Baker Are an Artistic Pairing Destined to Succeed 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

A middle-class parent who is reluctant to send their child to the local comprehensive is either a snob, a racist or an ignoramus. State schools: are they failing our children? 2011-02-27T00:05:50Z

In the interview, Fosso was reluctant to supply fixed explanations for his work, preferring the openness of parables. In Samuel Fosso’s Photos, ‘You Can See Evil, You Can See God’ 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z

Besides he is reluctant, ever, to let his attentions stray too far from Northampton. Alan Moore: why I turned my back on Hollywood 2012-12-15T19:08:25Z

Potential conflicts arise only to be set aside or resolved, and Mr. Crowe seems reluctant to allow the possibility of unhappiness to linger long enough for the restoration of happiness to feel welcome and earned. Review: ‘Aloha,’ a Hangout Movie With Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone in Hawaii 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

Like another cop who told his old partner, “Forget it, Jake, it’s Chinatown,” Mark is reluctant to set foot in the infamous inferno. Movie review of Texas Killing Fields 2011-10-17T18:00:00Z

He doesn't really engage with the question – there's definitely a barrier there; he seems reluctant to get personal in any way. TV review: Harry's Arctic Heroes 2011-08-23T21:10:01Z

Having conceived the program as an entity, Mr. Pollini seemed reluctant to play an encore at first. Music Review: At Carnegie Hall, Maurizio Pollini Celebrates Chopin 2010-04-30T20:20:00Z

Once reluctant to document uncorroborated claims of sexual violence, the news media has reshaped its approach — and rapidly. Bill Cosby story shows media’s evolution on willingness to report on allegations of rape

Given its transnational provenance – its Anglo-German source novel adapted by a British-Bengali screenwriter, its Australian director and its bleak Nazi-era subject matter – I'm reluctant to dub Lore a straightforwardly German movie. Lore: Cate Shortland's latest isn't your standard second world war movie 2013-02-18T16:00:00Z

But the movement’s growing militancy, spearheaded by SNCC, and the violent resistance it encountered, created a national crisis that propelled a reluctant federal government to embrace the cause of Black freedom. Jon Meacham on John Lewis, the Legend and the Man 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z

Still, writers of fanfiction can often be reluctant to talk about their stories and sometimes, it's because of where and how it started. Can "stanning” be a form of recovery? Healing and trauma in fandom communities 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z

“If not, call me,” said Dylan Marchetti, the founder of Variance Films, summing up his pitch to the many filmmakers who will be reluctant to leave the event without some kind of commitment in hand. More Movies at Sundance Are Sidestepping the Big Screen 2014-01-13T00:51:34Z

But Frank knows precisely what he's doing, using the song to disarm his reluctant host. In "The Last of Us," Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett battle loneliness at the end of the world 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z

Why the country has been so reluctant to acknowledge culture’s central role in official terms may be rooted in odd custom. Perspective | The culture is ailing. It’s time for a Dr. Fauci for the arts. 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z

For his part, Miller said, "I am reluctant to criticize authorities." CBS' Miller rises above the fray in Boston case 2013-04-29T11:35:10Z

The nominated film-makers themselves are reluctant to attach too much significance to the Oscars. 'We can't wait for Hollywood to change' - the directors reframing black history 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z

We are an outdoorsy family, and with seven hours a day in school, I’ve been reluctant to add more indoor stuff. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Think nature, nurture and experts for raising neurodivergent kids 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z

The goal is to encourage lifelong readers, and the more we try to tell kids which books are for them, the more reluctant the kids are to read. Perspective | What are we teaching boys when we discourage them from reading books about girls? 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

Especially boys who "are more reluctant to read, so if Lampard is going to write football books, I'd hope that gets more boys reading." Frank Lampard, good children's stories aren't easy wins 2013-02-13T18:00:02Z

Holden chose a young singer but was reluctant to say whether it was a boy or a girl. Britain's Got Talent: still must-watch TV? 2011-04-13T15:18:12Z

He doth protest too much, methinks, but the whole premise of the novel rests on his thoroughly isolated, well-developed consciousness trapped as a reluctant witness. Ian McEwan’s ‘Nutshell’: A tale of betrayal and murder as told by a fetus 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z

“I was a very reluctant softball player,” Ms. Mincberg, now 37, said recently. Diamonds and Campaign Trails in Houston 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z

But Ms. Borges was reluctant about leading the charge. Nídia Is Bringing the Sound of Lisbon’s Ghettos to the World 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z

This experiment is great for reluctant eaters because it’s a “game” that is distinct from dinner. Motherlode Blog: Maybe I Do Like Carrots 2014-02-12T16:29:17Z

She believes that parents in general, and white parents in particular, are reluctant to talk about race with young children. The Many Meanings of Black Panther’s Mask 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z

I understand why you’ve been reluctant to be open up about your atheism. I’m a Proud Atheist. Why Shouldn’t I Tell My Religious In-Laws? 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z

He said that he appreciated the project and Mr. Koons’s art but was reluctant to alter underground exhibition rooms by installing pillars that would support the sculpture. Jeff Koons Sent Paris Flowers. Can It Find the Right Vase? 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z

Washing dishes, she suddenly felt devastated that she hadn’t thanked Metzger in her speech; she had felt too reluctant to reveal any of her private life. She Won a Tony. But Deirdre O’Connell ‘Can’t Think About That.’ 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z

I got a few readings, and I am now the reluctant owner of four crystals. How app culture turned astrology into a modern obsession 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

It makes sense that the only markets left are the ones we’ve been historically reluctant to talk about. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z

But that’s the privilege the Morris-Jumel Mansion is extending this month to a group some other museums would be reluctant to let past their velvet ropes: children 5 to 12. Spare Times for Children for July 18-24 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

There are wealthy people, says Ellis, who "fritter away tens of thousands on a holiday" and yet are reluctant to give. Will philanthropists save the arts? 2010-10-21T19:30:00Z

Perhaps because she is so relaxed and kind, her interviews always reveal hidden insights that people might be reluctant to share elsewhere. 8 Podcasts That Will Captivate Your Mind 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

A: "It was such a great opportunity for me to play someone so strong-willed but not necessarily a front-footed fighter like I usually play. It was nice to play somebody reluctant and observant and shy." A Minute With: Gemma Arterton on "The Finest", solidarity among women 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

Nora McInerny, the podcast host and author, became a reluctant grief expert in 2014, when she lost her baby, her father and her husband in the space of a few months. 7 Podcasts to Soothe Your Back-to-Normal Anxiety 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z

Still, the broadcast networks have historically been reluctant to put black characters at the center of their shows — particularly dramas. With 'Empire,' diversity becomes the watchword on television 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

The city has been working hard to vaccinate residents who are reluctant to get the shot. New York City Plans a Central Park Mega-Concert to Celebrate Reopening 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z

But so far most Mexican filmmakers seem reluctant to deal directly with the drug war. Gerardo Naranjo?s ?Miss Bala? Reflects Mexican Drug War 2012-01-15T04:27:18Z

Part of the problem is that many Western readers, especially English speakers, are reluctant to buy works in translation, however good. 2009-12-31T18:18:00Z

Parents and teachers got in touch to say how the Wimpy Kid stories were popular with "reluctant readers". Wimpy Kid 2011-05-27T08:03:30Z

Stirling is reluctant to talk about her mother, keen to emphasise that she is her own person. Medea: the mother of all roles 2012-10-02T18:04:21Z

Many sources were reluctant to speak to you. ArtsBeat: A Sad and Remarkable Life: Breanne Fahs Talks About ‘Valerie Solanas’ 2014-04-23T21:34:55Z

It revealed “Idol” history to be a mixed bag: Kelly Clarkson is a bona fide pop star, albeit a reluctant one. ?American Idol? Crowns Its 9th Winner 2010-05-27T16:16:00Z

He was still reluctant to address Hawkins’s case, but he did tell me that Hawkins had initially wanted to press criminal charges. R. Kelly and the Damage Done 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z

It's more a show about the fledging of a teen and the reluctant empty-nester she's leaving behind than the story of their shared physical disability. TV highlights 25/07/2011: How Murdoch Ran Britain: Dispatches 2011-07-24T22:00:01Z

Suddenly, the necessarily narcissistic dazzle of Mr. Spacey’s elaborate turn locates the sparring partner it needs to transform an exercise in virtuosity into a two-way volley that you are reluctant to see end. Theater: Stars May Be Center Stage in London, but Others Shine 2011-07-26T13:00:06Z

The author’s father suffered from an array of phobias that made it hard for him to travel or attend large gatherings, while his overprotective mother seemed reluctant to let him grow up. Books of The Times: Twin Alone, Disconnected but Not Lost 2011-01-09T22:53:24Z

Give me a dusty Rothko over a new-media experiment whose physical presence seems slapped together and reluctant. Computers and Painting’s Identity Crisis 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z

But Gay was not ashamed, or even reluctant, to get personal. Roxane Gay and Randa Jarrar talk Twitter, 'Difficult Women' and kink in L.A. 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

He’s a moping, melancholy hipster, reluctant to honor the father he never knew. ‘Greetings from Tim Buckley’: a meeting of father, son legacies 2013-05-23T20:22:24Z

I’ve always been a little reluctant to do that because, I guess, it was my profession. His Dancing Days Were Over. Then Came ‘Another Round.’ 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z

Cersei was reluctant at first, and Lena Headey told Entertainment Weekly she was also hesitant about the decision and originally disagreed with the script. Lena Headey originally disagreed with Cersei and Euron’s major "Game of Thrones" premiere moment 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z

Some competitors said they were reluctant to take time off, knowing how relentless Haberman was at working her sources. Maggie Haberman and the never-ending Trump story 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z

Cecil, who has been offered a work contract at a university film school, knows one option would be to relocate his family to the UK, but he is reluctant. Theatre producer deported by Uganda for gay play vows fight to return 2013-02-15T15:38:56Z

She led the scared and reluctant men through an icy stream – and to freedom. Harriet Tubman: Biden revives plan to put a Black woman of faith on the $20 bill 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z

Jojo, the reluctant hero, is a classic Ward protagonist: a tender, ungainly teenager — easy prey. Faulkner and Other Ghosts Sing Through Jesmyn Ward’s New Novel 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z

Ms. Edmonds was reluctant, but soon started visiting Ms. Turner’s apartment, practicing a catwalk down her hallway. ‘We Fascinated Them’: Shailah Edmonds on a Golden Era of Black Models 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z

One reason Mrs. Davis gets away with an extravagant party at a time when people are reluctant to be showy is her passion for her cause, attendees say. Tough Times No Deterrent for This Ball 2010-10-22T22:31:00Z

Mr. Zampolli was less reluctant to talk about Mr. Trump, whom he suggested he preferred as a presidential candidate. When Donald Met Melania, Paolo Was There 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z

He is reluctant to slow down, he said, because he doesn’t know if conditions would ever be this favorable again. Bill O’Reilly Has Top 2 Spots on Hardcover Best-Seller List 2012-12-23T22:52:22Z

Readers do seem to be willing to pay for mobile engaging experiences and interaction with much of the same content that they are reluctant to pay for at a Web site. Why Free is Very Expensive 2011-06-10T22:00:00Z

“Mockingjay” charts her entry into war, her initially reluctant usefulness as an propaganda tool and her glower of destiny, egged on by close-ups of Donald Sutherland and those evilly arched eyebrows. Review: 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1' 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

Mr. Van Gelder was reluctant to reveal too many specifics about his recording techniques. Rudy Van Gelder, 91, Audio Engineer Who Helped Define Jazz Sound on Records, Dies 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z

I circled around Fair Game for a while before watching it, so reluctant was I to relive even a mere 108 fictionalised minutes of the Bush years. Fair Game revisits the George W Bush years but is it too soon? 2011-02-26T00:07:51Z

The odd-couple pairing of young Arya Stark and her reluctant protector, the Hound, is primary among these, and the best moments early this season are theirs. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Game of Thrones’ Opens a Fourth Season 2014-04-04T21:45:49Z

The film seems reluctant to deal in depth with the difficult moments some of these women surely had as they aged out of their cover girl years. Television Review: ‘About Face: Supermodels Then and Now,’ HBO Documentary 2012-07-29T21:44:47Z

In the first episode, a reluctant date escapes Louie's attentions by hopping into a conveniently placed helicopter. Louie is finally coming to the UK 2013-01-19T06:00:00Z

After an hour or two of strenuous playing, it’s certainly not unusual for performers to be reluctant to push themselves too much further. Ariel Quartet’s Program at SubCulture Includes Beethoven 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z

This was also a period when Venice’s stores were closing as the population declined and children became reluctant to follow their parents into family businesses. Scene/Seen: In Arts Capital, Galleries Fill a Void 2010-10-15T13:30:00Z

Though Utqiagvik’s residents were welcoming of an outsider, Mahaney said there was one topic that he found many people reluctant to discuss: their changing environment. Life in Alaska in the Round-the-Clock Darkness of Polar Night 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z

A sometimes reluctant criminal, but a criminal nonetheless. 'Better Call Saul' Recap: Jimmy's Step Toward the Netherworld 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

Even as Renner began to break through in film and television, he was reluctant to contemplate what his dream roles were — if he had any at all. Jeremy Renner Takes Aim at TV in ‘Hawkeye’ and ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

Even the most reluctant readers got stuck into the heaving madness that is the first instalment of the Dollanganger family series. Erotica: better reads than Fifty Shades of Grey 2012-05-29T19:30:02Z

Below, she discusses how time in Indonesia helped her decide to tell this story, feeling like a “reluctant memoirist” and more. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: A Missionary’s Daughter in Haiti 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z

With white barbers often reluctant to cut Black hair, it meant communities created their own spaces. For Hurvin Anderson, the Barbershop Is Haven and Inspiration 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

She is a reluctant mother and a terrible employee, but always smart enough to be capable. Homeland gets a reboot for season four – and that's a good thing 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z

I’ve found that many of those so-called reluctant readers will light up at the sight of a graphic novel. Getting 21st-Century Kids to Read More Books 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z

Interactions between the French, the English, Hudson's Bay Company agents, the Wendat and the Mohawk drive the story, creating a world fraught with hardship, mistrust and reluctant alliances. "The Native characters aren't afterthoughts": "Barkskins" writer on reclaiming Native narratives 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z

The reluctant seller was Luther Alpaugh, a son of the developer, who needed cash to fight a murder charge. Spy chic: What made this couple fall in love with a (possible) former safe house? 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

Yet without such a stamp of estate approval, or an established provenance, major auction houses and heavyweight art dealers are reluctant to handle such works. In Orlando, 25 Mysterious Basquiats Come Under the Magnifying Glass 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z

Kelly Ryan, Ballet Theater’s spokeswoman, said the company receives a steady stream of donations from alumni and fans and is reluctant to turn down such gifts. Ballet Theater Donating Trove of Materials to Library of Congress 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

They are reluctant to seek treatment, because to do so would be to admit they have failed. Great expectations: 'The quest for perfection has cannibalised my identity' 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z

Both are understandably reluctant to say too much about the show's structure and content lest the element of first-night surprise is sacrificed. Massive Attack meet Adam Curtis: the unlikely double act 2013-06-29T23:05:27Z

Children with special needs, whether it's a physical disability or developmental, do get excluded, by nervous parents or reluctant children. Motherlode Blog: Including the Child with Special Needs In the Birthday Party 2012-07-27T19:00:33Z

Rarely are the Black Eyed Peas explicitly political; mostly they’re just reluctant to say no, or to give in to the clouds directly above them, pouring rain. Music Review: Black Eyed Peas Play Central Park Benefit Concert - Review 2011-10-02T21:57:48Z

And then there’s the matter of dealing with Antonia, whose reaction to her new sister-in-law is a roil of envy, resentment and reluctant admiration. Escape to Another Century! These Historical Novels Are Your Ticket 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z

I wonder if he and his wife were as reluctant to relive all this as I was? Fair Game revisits the George W Bush years but is it too soon? 2011-02-26T00:07:51Z

The most hardened gambler would be reluctant to bet against “Luck”; even karma leans in its favor. | 'Luck': ?Luck,? Starring Dustin Hoffman on HBO 2012-01-27T12:00:00Z

He casts himself as a reluctant and oversensitive hero, one who only waded back into the arena when he had no choice, forced to defend both himself and his most cherished principles. Review: In ‘Ordinarily Well,’ Peter D. Kramer Goes to the Antidepressant Ramparts 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

It’s how their family operates, and I’m reluctant to question their judgment. The awesome dad move that smashed sports’ boys’ club: Stephen Curry’s MVP parenting: 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z

She originally envisioned the book as a spy thriller, but was worried that publishers would be reluctant to publish an espionage-themed novel by a female writer. Will a romance novelist be the next governor of Georgia? 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

She is a reluctant hero, but a hero nonetheless. Review | Pat Barker’s ‘The Women of Troy’ continues her brilliant reassessment of the Trojan War 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z

West and Watson said they had initially been reluctant to take the roles. Bafta TV acting awards won by stars of ITV Fred West drama 2012-05-27T22:01:09Z

It’s great for reluctant readers who might trust another kid’s endorsement about a book. 10 websites all kids should bookmark 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z

Despite the rain, many people were reluctant to leave, greeting other cast members at the stage door and holding out for another possible appearance by Mr. Miranda. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Final Bows in ‘Hamilton’ on Broadway 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z

There’s something heartening about watching Dev’s wardrobe mirror his life progression; slowly graduating from the thoughtless choices of his 20s into the more considered decisions of undeniable adulthood – however reluctant both may be. TV's best dressed – from Jon Snow's Ikea cape to The Crown's 1960s take on Princess Margaret 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z

Understandably, Fallon appeared reluctant to pose so closely with DeVito’s foot, but he complied and the resulting shot proved a hit online. Watch Jimmy Fallon Pose With Danny DeVito's Troll Foot 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

Your friend was wisely reluctant to provide her Social Security number, but I wonder if she realizes what a POD is and why you are attempting to do this? Perspective | Ask Amy: Cultural divide leads to family estrangement 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z

But there were bumpy moments, too, as he tangled with reluctant school officials and kids who preferred pizza and chicken nuggets to his fresh-made coleslaw. Oliver unbowed after "Food Revolution" snags in LA 2011-04-06T19:23:10Z

Charon, ferrying a reluctant Persephone, asks, “Why can’t you find beauty here?” ‘The Dreary Coast,’ on the Banks of the Gowanus Canal 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

How many gatherings will it take before these reluctant beaus admit to their affection? ‘Holidate’ Review: That Special Seasonal Someone 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z

Johnson was reluctant to criticise Trump, saying that it was “hard to categorise right now how I think he’s doing”. Rock the vote: Dwayne Johnson says running for president is 'real possibility' 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

In a harrowing early scene, the reluctant child is taken to see her, “her tiny face ashen, her tiny body lifeless, as though already no longer really here,” a living ghost. His Short Story Inspired ‘Rashomon.’ His Life Has Inspired a Novel. 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z

But the museum seems so reluctant to provide master narratives that, at times, it fails to offer any narrative at all. Shtetl of honour 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

Yet building managers, she said, are reluctant to open their stairs to outsiders, and one asked her to sign a legal wavier. Urban Athlete: Adventures of a Stair Master 2011-03-10T22:25:01Z

They have met with some of the usual resistance from state authorities reluctant to finance city improvements and from some aldermen who want money now allocated for parks, trees and after-school programs redirected toward violence-prevention. In Chicago and Philadelphia, the Difference a Park Makes 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

After gorpetri’s default, the organization began searching for another buyer among the top bidders, many of whom were reluctant. Top Bidder for Banksy Nazi Painting Bails 2013-11-12T01:16:03Z

PG: You were reluctant to confide in President Obama about Beau. Joe Biden Talks About His New Memoir, ‘Promise Me, Dad’ 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

The viewer gets the reluctant fundamentalist’s life story in flashbacks, as the figurative time bomb attached to the kidnap victim tick-tick-ticks. The Reluctant Fundamentalist: How a Nice Islamic Guy Got Mixed Up in Terrorism 2013-04-26T03:30:28Z

“Even when the case worker is talking to this child’s therapist who says, ‘Yes, this kid needs intensive, 24/7 care’, they’re very, very reluctant to do so.” 'The stigma is overwhelming': a new doc probes America's mental health crisis 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z

Some are reluctant to spend money on simpler menu items that they think they could prepare at home, for cheaper. In Portland, Oregon, extreme heat is making food trucks feel like ovens 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z

But now, her reluctant crush on the most eligible bachelor of the English countryside is being blocked by one thing: a zombie horde. Watch Lizzie Bennet slay the undead in the 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' trailer 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

A great-aunt and a great-uncle also encouraged her to sing, and while she was reluctant to sing in church, she began playing piano and writing songs for herself when she was 9. Baby Rose Writes Music With Intention, ‘Not to Fit Into a Box’ 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z

The well-meaning reviewer thus finds herself in a difficult position: eager to urge readers to buy tickets, but reluctant to explain why. Spoiler alert! 'Borrowed Time' magic show will leave you astonished 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z

Although Cavallari was reluctant to go back to reality TV, she was pragmatic enough to know that the paycheck and exposure could propel her into the next phase of her career. Kristin Cavallari is back on reality TV. This time, she’s done being your villain. 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z

“Our biography comic books are now taught in schools and libraries for students and reluctant readers.” A Kurt Cobain Comic Book Is Coming 2014-03-27T18:08:06Z

Gomez says he’s still reluctant to dream too far down the road, though he’s resumed goal-setting — improving his singing voice, maybe do some film scoring one day. Headphones and hospital rooms: Ark Patrol creates majestic new album during cancer treatment 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

A conductor reluctant to record would seem an odd fit in Berlin, long one of the world’s most CD-happy orchestras. The Berlin Philharmonic’s Anti-Anti-Maestro 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z

In any case, Rusty, after procuring a ridiculous Albanian rental car that steals a few scenes of its own, makes one mistake after another as he blunders toward Walley World with his reluctant family. Review: In ‘Vacation,’ Christina Applegate and Ed Helms Travel to Walley World 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z

This “animus,” Miller says, seems to have been the necessary condition for converting his “reluctant peers” into Trump supporters. ‘Why We Did It’ Is a Dark Ride on the ‘Republican Road to Hell’ 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z

That's why the aristocracy were so reluctant to kill kings unless they could cast serious doubt over their legitimacy. Is a catchy title really the best means of safeguarding nuclear security? 2010-12-19T00:06:14Z

A new study, due to be published in the journal Organizational Dynamics, has found that, following the #MeToo movement, men are significantly more reluctant to interact with their female colleagues. Why are so many men afraid to interact with women at work? | Arwa Mahdawi 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

He might come up with useful innovations, but his Neanderthal family would be reluctant to adopt them. Books of The Times: ?How to Think Like a Neandertal? ? By Thomas Wynn and Frederick L. Coolidge ? Review 2011-12-27T23:05:30Z

Azad appears in several of the Potter movies, including the Yule Ball scene in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" where she played Ron Weasley's somewhat reluctant date. Brother jailed for attack on Harry Potter actress 2011-01-21T13:34:54Z

Many fans express on social media that they're reluctant to commit to new dramas on broadcast networks for fear they will be quickly cancelled, said Sean Reckwerdt, TV analyst and cultural anthropologist for Networked Insights. Comedy is king again on network television 2012-05-21T11:20:10Z

They have always been symbols of glamour and potency, often reluctant to give up the spotlight. This Summer’s Action Heroes Are Several Shades of Gray 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

A black Korean War veteran, discharged from an integrated Army into a segregated homeland, makes a reluctant journey back to Georgia in a novel engaged with themes that have long haunted Morrison. 100 Notable Books of 2012 2012-11-27T16:28:12Z

Social scientists are reluctant to make requests for that much money because they do not expect them to be approved. Science doesn’t know everything 2013-06-02T18:00:00Z

Mike is intrigued, Paul is reluctant, and soon the two are swept into a case that's far more wide-reaching, and more dangerous, than it initially seemed. Thought-provoking 'Puncture' documentarylike 2011-11-03T19:58:04Z

As reluctant as I am to advocate the pursuit of looking out for number one, I think that can only serve as a recommendation. Overlooked classics of American literature: The Feud by Thomas Berger 2011-08-04T08:00:02Z

When I catch up with Sciamma in London in the new year, she is reluctant to speak about Haenel’s allegations, but is heartened by the response to them. Céline Sciamma: 'In France, they don’t find the film hot. They think it lacks flesh, it’s not erotic' 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z

It’s telling that the film comes closest to being effective when delving into the complicated relationship between Travolta’s domineering Gotti and Spencer Lofranco as his son and reluctant heir to the family business. Gotti, Escobar, Manson: Hollywood's problem with real-life criminals 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

Alex remains reluctant to ascribe any meaning — least of all autobiography — to anything he writes. Alex G and the Art of Interesting Choices 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z

The interview offers few if any direct jabs taken at the current president, probably because Obama’s too smart to take the bait and Letterman’s too reluctant to offer it. Review | Letterman sits down with Obama, but both men seem rusty and off their game 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z

Beets are full of antioxidants and probiotics, and stealth beet cookery is a good way to feed them to reluctant eaters. The unexpected value of beets 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

Shmidt, chiming in, observes that Western European composers often seem reluctant to address their folk tradition. Seattle Chamber Players tour Mediterranean in 'Icebreaker' festival 2012-02-15T22:23:04Z

Until recently, the Stones have been reluctant to release their unheard archives. Music: Revisiting ?Main St.,? Rethinking the Myth 2010-05-20T03:39:00Z

"The Lone Ranger seems very reluctant on the subject of its own hero, a character who was exceedingly popular for decades on radio and on television," he writes. Lone Ranger shot down in early reviews 2013-07-01T11:20:58Z

“Funeral homes are reluctant to change because they’re saying, well, nobody’s asking for this,” says Darren Crouch, co-founder and president of green funeral goods supplier Passages International, whose products include biodegradable urns. An increasingly popular way to be buried: Become part of an artificial reef 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

And the more punishing the music became, the more reluctant Mr. Brown was, as if looking for a place to hide. Kane Brown Reaches to Reconcile Two Sides in His Sound 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z

Courts are often reluctant to allow testimony from alleged prior victims. For Bill Cosby retrial, prosecutors seek to put 19 other alleged victims on the stand 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

Besides all that, Cavill does well enough as a grim reluctant hero who is rough around the edges and has a protective instinct for misunderstood creatures of the world. “The Witcher” is baffling to the uninitiated, but diehards swear by its throwback fantasy charms 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z

And, after some public frustration over how reluctant stylists and designers seemed to be about dressing her for the “Ghostbusters” premiere, last week she rocked the red carpet in a custom-made red Christian Siriano gown. Leslie Jones run off Twitter by swarm of racist trolls — and Twitter’s response is all too predictable 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z

Mr. Blythe was reluctant to reveal his own literary ambitions to his esteemed friends, but when he did they encouraged him to find a publisher. Ronald Blythe, Scribe of the English Countryside, Dies at 100 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z

A young mother, she's also a reluctant one, constantly complaining about being stuck with the children. "Persuasion": It was the best of characters, it was the worst of characters 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z

There were a few who saw that she was reluctant to collect money, including myself, but only a few; Patrice spent most of her time with the children. Your stories: Dragons are not what you expect them to be by Ellathebookworm 2013-01-11T09:00:00Z

“The industry is reluctant to support female storytellers and voices,” Smith said. ‘Fifty Shades’ success upends thinking about winter movies 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z

Thus begins Dre's training under a reluctant Han, who teaches that kung fu is not a weapon but an embrace of life and energy. 'The Karate Kid': Chan-Smith version has kick 2010-06-10T17:12:00Z

Most of his fellow N.F.L. owners are reluctant to speak publicly about his crisis. Robert Kraft Awaits Your Judgment: ‘I Am Truly Sorry’ 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z

But he was reluctant to describe Tuesday's event as an earthquake, saying the term is generally used to refer to widespread stress in the earth's crust. Mystery solved? Minor quake hit Wis. town 2012-03-23T11:53:00Z

After touring the place, my grandmother seemed reluctant to leave. Why Did She Leave Me There? 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z

Within the loose framework provided by its obsessions, the narrative often appears random and undeveloped, undiscriminating in its choice of material and reluctant to give fictive shape to the important matters it touches on. The Divine Comedy by Craig Raine ? review 2012-02-10T22:35:01Z

High-profile instructors like Preucil — whose alleged interaction with Bowers in Miami has not been previously reported — attract donors and new talent, and institutions might be reluctant to discipline them. Assaults in dressing rooms. Groping during lessons. Classical musicians reveal a profession rife with harassment. 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z

The picture of empty streets and stricken households — of neighbors reluctant to open their doors, of public buildings hastily converted into morgues and wards — makes for eerie reading now. Wallace Stegner and the Conflicted Soul of the West 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z

Mr. Fonte rather charmingly seemed reluctant to accept the prize, but, encouraged by the presenters, finally relented. #MeToo Hits Cannes Closing Ceremony With a Fury 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z

Part of the reason art so rarely flourishes on TV is that most artists are reluctant to be represented in the mainstream media. Why the art world hates "Work of Art" 2010-07-06T15:30:00Z

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Mr. Cunningham was a reluctant participant in his own documentary. Bill Cunningham, Legendary Times Fashion Photographer, Dies at 87 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z

Several people were reluctant to wear the dress for full-on exercise. We Have Reached Peak ‘Exercise Dress’ 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z

His reluctance to submit to physical desire has left him reluctant to surrender emotionally, too, hurting a woman he loves but won’t allow himself to have. ‘Virgin Territory,’ About Celibate Youth, Debuts on MTV 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

Scholars have been reluctant to explicitly counter the myth that Islam emerged fully formed from the Arabian desert. Do we need to hide who we are to speak freely in the era of identity politics? 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z

There’s nothing reluctant about being a pop star, I don’t think, for either one of us. Laurie Anderson and Michael Stipe on Music, Art and New Chapters 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z

At Thursday's unveiling, Haacke was reluctant to explain what his sculpture was trying to say. Gift Horse trots in Trafalgar Square 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

The characters from the movies who put in appearances — Dumbledore, the headmaster, is another — are so “there” that ardent fans may be reluctant to leave these preparatory scenes behind, but the ride beckons. The Thrill of Harry Potter Rides On 2010-06-10T14:38:00Z

Her husband, Leon, is initially reluctant to travel with her. FX's fearless "Snowfall" comes to a close: A perfect ending to an American horror story 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z

Many of the men assigned to the task there were reluctant to help. The Women Doctors Who Fought to Serve in World War I 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z

Michael Shulan, the museum’s founding creative director, said in an interview that he thought the museum was reluctant to initiate programming for the anniversary that might challenge the existing narrative. 9/11 Museum’s 20th-Anniversary Exhibitions Become Victims of Cuts 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z

Ms. Jencks said she was initially reluctant to do another public sculpture but was attracted to the idea of tackling Copland because of his distinctive face. Musical Titan Honors His Heroes 2011-08-18T17:15:27Z

"It can be a reciprocal relationship and actually help turn reluctant readers around, which can only be a good thing." Movies and JK Rowling top book list 2014-01-16T07:38:15Z

He challenged Geisel to write a primer that emerging or reluctant readers would actually enjoy, pleading, “Write me a story that first graders can’t put down!” How Dr. Seuss Changed Education in America 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z

He’s also a character we’ve seen before: the grumpy, jaded male coach who gets his groove back with some help from the irrepressible young women he was reluctant to mentor. ‘GLOW’ Season 1: Watched It All? Let’s Talk 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

Meir is a reluctant retiree whose fragile pride is shattered when he loses his post as the organizer of the town’s annual ceremony to a group of teens. ‘Africa’ Review: Aging and its Discontents 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z

Was that also a consequence of Christie’s and third parties becoming more reluctant to guarantee minimum prices at the highest level, as had been the case with that Picasso? Auction Sales Down at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips, in a Challenging 2016 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

Everything she seems to do is refracted through character, so she's reluctant to do interviews. Sarah Silverman's not kidding ... maybe 2011-03-24T16:26:00Z

This sweeping look at presidents who led the United States through military conflict opens with a reluctant James Madison during the War of 1812 and closes with Lyndon Johnson facing defeat in Vietnam. New in Paperback: ‘Presidents of War’ and ‘Solitary’ 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z

Meredith said he had been reluctant to open up about his life but was please with a BBC project about him that involved Sol B. River. James Meredith film weighs ‘complicated’ civil rights figure 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z

Parton, on the other hand, has remained reluctant to make the slightest hint of a political statement, even in these urgent times. Is There Anything We Can All Agree On? Yes: Dolly Parton 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

Arming his force with heavy weapons was a Rubicon Clark was reluctant to cross. The road to Ferguson: This 1980 bank robbery changed how American police are armed 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z

Even if he’s reluctant to concede the point, he’ll appreciate the fact that you listened to him in the first place. 5 Proven Ways to Win People Over 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

Under Herendeen’s direction, she and Paul DeBoy, as her reluctant interrogator, ably re-create the dire circumstances, but the veil of solemnity is never adequately lifted and the piece as a result lacks electricity. Review | A theater festival in the bucolic countryside, but boiling underneath 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z

Ramudu was reluctant at first, but he relented, and the couple brought an impossibly fluffy Chow Chow puppy named Cannoli into their home in Cambridge, Mass., in February. In a pandemic, these pups have made all the difference

I was a tad embarrassed by those memories and slightly reluctant to revisit the play when it was revived by Williamstown Theater Festival in 2000. An Appraisal: Lanford Wilson?s Losers, Beloved by Their Creator 2011-03-25T07:50:16Z

An older traveler in a higher-risk group might feel reluctant to leave home without a coronavirus vaccine. Perspective | When will it be safe to travel again? 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z

"It is also double concerning when the A list songwriters and producers are reluctant to give Kesha their songs because of her weight." Dr. Luke email shows criticism of Kesha's weight in legal case 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

If something doesn’t rip our heart out and stomp on it, it doesn’t have to mean that we are reluctant, just that it’s not interesting.” Turning Basketball Lovers Into Book Lovers, a Stanza at a Time 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

He was an instantly recognizable if reluctant celebrity, idolized for his calm manner, his piercing blue eyes and his seemingly storybook marriage to the equally accomplished Joanne Woodward. A Posthumous Memoir Reveals Paul Newman in His Own Words 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z

From a physician’s standpoint, there is some indication that cardiologists and CT surgeons may be reluctant to treat riskier patients for fear of getting dinged on these spreadsheets. Should doctors withhold bad news? 2012-06-07T15:20:00Z

She is reluctant to believe Jim’s claim that he is dying of pancreatic cancer and has only months to live. Movie Review: ‘The Fitzgerald Family Christmas,’ From Edward Burns 2012-12-07T00:48:28Z

Firth's King George, the father of Queen Elizabeth II, is initially reluctant to ascend to the crown following the abdication of his brother Edward VIII. "King's Speech" wins top Toronto film fest prize 2010-09-19T21:39:00Z

She then interviewed for a job on the fashion page at The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, though the editor was reluctant to hire her. Gail Sheehy, Journalist, Author and Social Observer, Dies at 83 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z

For that kind of money, patients were understandably reluctant to do chores — or anything else they didn’t want to do. Drug cocktails can kill 2012-06-12T16:00:00Z

Bainbridge: Max was reluctant to enter a karaoke situation with two professional musicians. Robyn Wrote a Song About Getting Drunk, Doing Karaoke and Jamming with a Metalhead 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

Another factor that he cited is that the Met’s audience leans older, meaning they may be more reluctant to return to the 3,800-seat opera house. Met Opera Seeks Pay Cuts in Exchange for Pandemic Paychecks 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z

As Lillian and the children bond, she transforms from depressed, reluctant caretaker to fierce protector of these “fire children,” and discovers that she needs them just as much as they need her. New & Noteworthy Visual Books, From Extraordinary Women to Van Gogh’s Letters 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z

In George Herbert's poem, "Love", God is the host, the poet the humble guest, reluctant to eat, overcome with shame, but in this poem, bold Rublev is the host. Poem of the week: Rublev by Rowan Williams 2011-07-18T11:01:24Z

One drawback of featuring a current Broadway production, perhaps, is the possibility that its producers may be reluctant about sharing the musical’s biggest numbers. The Kennedy Center Honors felt different, and it was all because of ‘Hamilton’ 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z

We mill around the finish line chatting, reluctant to move on. In biking the Natchez Trace, she was traveling through Southern history 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

But Houck is reluctant to reveal the heartbreak that inspired the song or interpret any of the lyrics. Phosphorescent burns bright at Neumos 2013-04-04T22:40:54Z

On a recent Friday, Mr. Rago sat at a beachfront table there, sipping the ends of a lager with a reluctant expression on his face. Snapchat’s Disappearing Act Leaves Venice Beach Searching for Its Future 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

Still, she was trepidatious, a tad reluctant to approach the orchestra. Little Amal Arrives in New York, With a Message of Hope and Humanity 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z

That means owners and managers are reluctant to negotiate with travelers or to lower their rates. Here’s how hotels and vacation rentals have changed since the COVID-19 outbreak — and how they’ll keep changing | Travel Troubleshooter 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

She’s likely reluctant to get involved with a conflict that puts her in the middle, so don’t involve her — or any family members. I’m Grieving My Husband. Do I Need to Grieve My In-Laws, Too? 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

They are reluctant even to take on the voice of cultural critics. From a Prison Cell to the Red Carpet 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z

Volunteers fall into a gray area, but some wineries are reluctant to take the risk. Harvesting Grapes in France, With Champagne as Reward 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

It’s not quite the reaction I expected, but it’s is an uncharacteristically satisfying finale for a director so reluctant to provide a happy ending. LOLs with Haneke: I confess to the director about creating his cat-lover Twitter parody 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z

“There was a time when people were very reluctant to cook Indian food at home; they felt it was very other,” she said. A Classic Indian Cookbook Returns, This Time for Americans 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z

“Late night watching TV/Used to be you here beside me,” Mr. Martin moped over what sounded like a reluctant xylophone, adding, “Used to be your arms around me/Your body on my body.” Music Review: Coldplay Unveils New Songs at the Beacon Theater 2014-05-06T21:32:31Z

In the decades since, corn imports from the U.S. have more than quadrupled — and while many smallholder farmers did leave farming as demand for domestic corn contracted, others have been reluctant to leave their land. Escalating U.S.-Mexico debate over corn forces questions about GMOs, food sovereignty 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

A more reluctant nudist even than he, Faust initially turned him down. Mark Haskell Smith bares all to live nudist life for 'Naked at Lunch' 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

Similarly, Stookey, a comedian who also played music, was reluctant to change gears. Peter, Paul and more than memories 2011-08-25T18:09:03Z