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reluctant

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“I am reluctant to impose rigid reporting requirements about operational details on this sector without understanding the full impact on businesses and the consumers of their technology.”

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If anything, the prospect of higher tariffs may make the Fed more reluctant to cut, or more inclined to deliver another ‘hawkish’ cut,” he cautions.

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Many families were reluctant to speak to the media, saying they had been warned against doing so by the Israeli military.

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Behind the strange dichotomy: Employers are reluctant to hire given political uncertainty and rising costs, even as their investment, especially in AI, is boosting productivity and economic growth.

They’re skimmed over, but not in a manner that feels reluctant or incurious.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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