reluctance
Example Sentences
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This reluctance to respond publicly is understandable, but it’s also depriving us of a critical perspective from the very people this affects.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
Berkshire isn’t alone in apparent reluctance to stick money into stocks.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
The cash-and-stock deal is expected to give Unilever shareholders a 65% stake in the new business, which hasn’t been particularly well-received by some European investors amid reluctance surrounding exposure to leveraged U.S.-listed food assets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
He said he felt "very strongly" that the reluctance to make difficult arguments on big issues "demeans politics".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
By including the Madison draft of 1792, he advertised his reluctance to serve even his second term, thereby enhancing the credibility of his voluntary rejection of a third.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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