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hesitation

[hez-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌhɛz ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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I cant be the only one,” she mused, but expressed hesitation about pursuing any action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"I think that the hesitation on the part of the Chinese manufacturers is very great," Frank Schwope, an auto industry consultant and lecturer at the FHM Berlin university, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

"It looks as if it's also an elbow to the side of the head as well. VAR have asked the referee to come over and he had no hesitation in giving the penalty."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

I think it starts from the same thing that inspired my own hesitation to declare the frozen trucker case absurd when I first heard about it.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

I look at her with a mix of hesitation and exhaustion.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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