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hesitation

[hez-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌhɛz ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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Hesitation to hire as employers await the onset of AI could also play a role, especially at large companies that are able to deploy AI sooner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Other programme highlights include the London premiere of Hesitation Wound, which scooped up an award at the Zurich Film Festival.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

Hesitation goes out of the window and people try new models.

From The Guardian • Aug. 28, 2015

Rockers Nine Inch Nails entered the chart at No. 3 with their eighth studio album, "Hesitation Marks," while R&B crooner John Legend's "Love in the Future" notched No. 4 this week.

From Reuters • Sep. 11, 2013

He wrote "Gloucester Moors" and the "Ode in Time of Hesitation" and "The Faith Healer."

From The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces by Kilmer, Joyce




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