as in willingness
cheerful readiness to do something
having just acquired his driver's license that morning, the teen agreed with alacrity to drive his cousin to the airport
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But the supreme court showed little alacrity in hearing the multiple legal challenges brought before it.
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Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2024
After de Maistre gave a performance of Alberto Ginastera’s Harp Concerto, a work of dreaminess and rhythmic alacrity, in the early two-thousands, Ginastera’s widow suggested that de Maistre transcribe the Argentine composer’s songs for the harp.
—The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
Members largely discussed the plans from Bronson’s homeless coordinator with tones of alacrity instead of frustration.
—Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2023
Yet with the war well into its second year and no end in sight, the U.S. government has shown little alacrity in kick-starting domestic enrichment.
—Max Bearak, New York Times, 14 June 2023
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Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2024
After de Maistre gave a performance of Alberto Ginastera’s Harp Concerto, a work of dreaminess and rhythmic alacrity, in the early two-thousands, Ginastera’s widow suggested that de Maistre transcribe the Argentine composer’s songs for the harp.
—The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
Members largely discussed the plans from Bronson’s homeless coordinator with tones of alacrity instead of frustration.
—Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2023
Yet with the war well into its second year and no end in sight, the U.S. government has shown little alacrity in kick-starting domestic enrichment.
—Max Bearak, New York Times, 14 June 2023
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