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hesitancy

[hez-i-tuhn-see] / ˈhɛz ɪ tən si /


NOUN
delay
Synonyms


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Walsh said their hesitancy in front of goal was "frustrating" and they know there is work to do in the second leg.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Manufacturers noted a degree of client hesitancy, largely due to tariffs, which were reported to have negatively impacted international demand, especially among clients based in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The United States is in the midst of its worst measles outbreak in 35 years, according to official figures released Friday, amid a serious uptick in cases as vaccine hesitancy grows.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Recent outbreaks have taken root in places where vaccine hesitancy is common, including among Mennonites in Texas and evangelical Slavs in South Carolina.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

“Yessum. This morning,” he said, detecting hesitancy and confusion in her voice.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

Many medical professionals, like experts at Seattle’s Glow Medispa, are now working even harder to clear up misinformation and to assuage common hesitancies.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2024

"There’s different kinds of hesitancies, right? So I don’t think that there’s much excuse to not know the information available anymore. Hence that’s why I think it should be mandatory at this stage," he explained.

From Fox News ● Aug. 11, 2021

“We learned firsthand what the hesitancies were for Baltimore City residents,” Dzirasa said.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2020

But participants learn about their own hesitancies in the process and test out new strategies.

From Forbes ● Sep. 23, 2014

It was when strangers came, or summer boarders, or when the oldest girls grew up that my sharp senses noted little hesitancies in public and searchings for possible public opinion.

From Darkwater Voices from Within the Veil by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois


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