reluctance
Example Sentences
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Renewed reluctance to fly with U.A.E.-based carriers or visit the emirate could ripple through already strained hotels, restaurants and retailers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 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
Doubtful, given the more urgent issues on the table—and, likely, both leaders’ reluctance to place limits on any competitive activity.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 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
Maybe it would help the boy understand Roy’s reluctance to participate, even though he sympathized with the owl crusade.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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