reluctant
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But with a forceful push from then-UC President Janet Napolitano, regents who had been reluctant to remove the SAT switched gears to unanimously vote to phase out testing and explore creating a UC-specific exam.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The challenge is that only 25% of households eligible for these vouchers get them, as Congress has been reluctant to fund expansions of “permanent” rental assistance for nonveterans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Hopes for a deal run high before fizzling, so markets have been reluctant to discount longer-lasting disruptions, Morgan Stanley analysts said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Most districts described a low-hire, low-fire environment-as workers became increasingly reluctant to hire because of economic uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Board of Education, civil rights activists used direct-action tactics in an effort to force reluctant Southern states to desegregate public facilities.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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