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hesitancy

[hez-i-tuhn-see] / ˈhɛz ɪ tən si /


NOUN
delay
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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

But the Times of Israel reported earlier this week that Netanyahu’s planned trip to the U.S. is on hold amid hesitancy from the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

On top of that hesitancy about the real effects of returning to the SAT is the fact that not all UC professors agree it is impossible for lacking students to catch up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

His hands were large, long-fingered, and sure in their movements; no hesitancy, no uncertainty.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

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

He’s never dated a friend before and still wants to pursue this, but he mentioned telling all his friends about his hesitancies.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2018

It had curious inflections, hesitancies, and a dulness that expressed the condition of a brain condemned for two years to think the thoughts of the natives in their own language.

From The Pools of Silence by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole




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