reluctance

Example Sentences

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Given Bale's heights for club and country, you can understand the reluctance to make the comparison.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

She said she is leaving with some frustrations about the management of the LAFD, including its reluctance to refer allegations of wrongdoing by its members to an independent investigation rather than an internal inquiry.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Part of the problem is industry reluctance to invest heavily in new production lines without guaranteed long-term government contracts, said Fabian Hoffmann, a doctoral research fellow at the University of Oslo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The new target suggests a tolerance for slower, quality growth, but signals reluctance for significant new stimulus.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Some of the reluctance may be a holdover from a long- dormant intellectual battle in which academics and activists squared off about the purported Haudenosaunee role in the U.S.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann