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hesitation

[hez-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌhɛz ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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But progress has been slow amid hesitation in Beijing.

From Barron's • May 19, 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

“Anytime where you have to depend on a product that you’re not familiar with, there might be some hesitation to adopt it,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

It's easy to imagine you would act rationally, morally and without hesitation but Should I Marry a Murderer?,

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Now a pro, Dad handled the needle with no hesitation.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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