hesitate
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That is why I didn’t hesitate in giving Matthew his grandmother’s wedding ring last Christmas when he told me he wanted to ask Annie to marry him.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Aston Villa midfielder Lucy Staniforth says she did not hesitate when making the decision to retire from football at the end of the season.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
When food was available, they did not hesitate to feed on the remains of dead animals, even down to the last scraps.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
To the extent that stops, we wouldn’t hesitate to pursue proxy fights, the weapon of choice in such situations.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
The Battle at Fallen Timbers and its aftermath were evidence that the federal government would not hesitate to use both regular and irregular warfare to get the lands it wanted.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Vocabulary lists containing hesitate
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