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They might also hesitate to install a shower chair or add handrails at the front door for all the neighbors to see.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

When asked who stood out at practice, Redick didn’t hesitate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

A spokesperson for the Treasury Department said it maintains an active channel with Chinese counterparts and won’t hesitate to act when warranted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

She said the government "will not hesitate to take action" to make clear that "where people's addresses are being published online, that is an offence and action has to be taken swiftly".

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

But I hesitate...and hesitate some more...and then Garrett says, in the faintest of whispers: “Do it, Alyssa.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

She has an up-and-down relationship with her one close friend, and she hesitates to bother her adored brother, Laurie, if it means bothering Laurie’s wife.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The Fed typically hesitates to respond to price spikes caused by changes in energy prices, which are known for being bumpy, but she said the persistent overshoot might make that "harder to do this time".

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026

Most people recognize the familiar situation at a restaurant or dinner party when one plate arrives early and the person served hesitates to start eating.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026

That is the case for Lucia May, aged four, who hesitates as she looks at skulls peeking from wooden boxes, some still with some hair.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

Marie hesitates, then looks at Anise and her other friends, then looks at me again and shakes her head.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender

Software engineer Simon Martin, 44, who lives in Ancoats, recounted how a cab driver told him he would have hesitated once to pick him up, when the area was riddled with crime.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

They hesitated as they questioned who would ultimately have to pay for the extra firefighters and equipment they ordered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

When that understanding broke down, Saudi Arabia, focused on Iran, hesitated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

But team-mate Olav Kooij did not follow and as the riders hesitated, Waerenskjold sneaked through a gap beside the barriers to launch a counter-attack with 400m remaining.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

The mare hesitated and reached her head down, and I worried because there are some horses, many horses, who will not put up with dogs.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

I don’t want to escalate too quickly and create pressure, but I also don’t want to miss opportunities by hesitating too long.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

But experts have worried that doctors are hesitating to offer treatment without an ironclad diagnosis, which clinicians say can take time and increase risks to the mother.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Keane added: "The penalty is a bit harsh and the referee took so long to look at the screen. You want conviction in the referee's decision and he was hesitating for a long time."

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

“Executives are realizing that their target demographics may be hesitating a bit with spending, so they’re less cavalier about passing through higher prices.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

When he had finished the second slice, he looked at the Trunchbull, hesitating.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl