reluctance
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Reluctance to vaccinating the youngest children is likely fueled by the fact that COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in children are rare in the context of the broader pandemic — although they do occur.
From Washington Times • Jun. 15, 2022
Reluctance to getting vaccinated can be high in parts of those and other states and could have contributed to the company’s decision.
From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2021
Reluctance to go to crowded shelters is just one of many reasons people turn down the offer.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2021
Reluctance in China about donating organs is related to a traditional belief that the body should remain "complete" after death, experts say.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2018
Reluctance of the Americans to Enter into War with the Indians.
From The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 by Roosevelt, Theodore
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