hesitation
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"I have no hesitation in making the quashing order," Mr Justice McAlinden said.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Backburning was definitely much more at the forefront when I returned in 2024," he says, with Canadian firefighters showing "no hesitation" to include the approach in their operations.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
In the meantime, her hesitation froze the field.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Questions about her priorities as a mom have been whispered and shouted, so without hesitation, she answers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Without a moment’s hesitation, before Mama changed her mind and remembered about the help she needed with the stinky hide, Omakayas ran off.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
Let’s start with the big “why” for your efforts, because that may solve all of your hesitations in one fell swoop.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026
Douglass admired Lincoln’s towering sense of humanity even as he critiqued the president’s hesitations and half-steps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
When you do have moments where you go I think this might be going too far or This is too mean-spirited, how do those hesitations manifest for you?
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2025
The lack of weapons has been made worse by hesitations over what the West is willing to supply.
From BBC ● May 26, 2024
There was a new strength to her; there were no hesitations in her movements.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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