misgiving
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But I had no such misgiving at the Ahmanson, whether because of some slight editing or perhaps just a smoother handling of the setup moments.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
Despite their misgiving, both Lancaster and Wilson publicly urged their colleagues to ratify the tentative agreement, saying that rejecting it wouldn’t lead to better outcomes.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
Her biggest misgiving is the hoodie-wearing persona that might appeal to the working class.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2022
And it was my primary misgiving about the entire project, right?
From Salon ● May 29, 2022
The lightning bolt stopped just short of hitting him, as if it had picked up the barest whiff of Aru’s misgiving.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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In early 2025, when Dean finished “Man I Need,” she had misgivings about the track.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
But many women who have become first lady of California and the nation have expressed misgivings about taking on such a role.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
If the D&B C-suite had any initial misgivings about putting their chips on raves, no one I spoke to blinked.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Even some within the ATF had misgivings, worrying that the policy would strain the agency’s relations with law-abiding dealers and make them less likely to offer alerts on suspicious behavior by buyers.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
Dasch tried to push aside any misgivings, but it was difficult to expel them from his mind in Nazi Germany.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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