reluctance
Example Sentences
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Symptoms of the disease include nasal discharge, redness and swelling of the lips, nose and muzzle, lameness or reluctance to stand, a decrease in milk production, and diarrhoea in cattle.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Perhaps part of this situation is my own reluctance to ask families for more money,” he wrote in his email to city leaders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended that slogan during his campaign, and only with the greatest reluctance did he ultimately “discourage” it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Layoffs last month were near the lowest level since the late 1960s, reflecting the reluctance of companies to reduce staff at a time when good help is hard to find.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Their reluctance was also part of a long tradition of misleading whites about the nature of relationships within black society.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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