hesitate
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Huntsinger understands why a studio might hesitate to expose a film to scrutiny months before release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
If a child repeatedly struggles in a particular setting, parents should not hesitate to consider another center that may provide a better fit.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
This put a fear into markets that the Fed might at first hesitate and then find itself behind the curve on inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Consumer rights group Which? said the CMA should not hesitate to use these powers, "especially after each firm has already received a warning advisory letter".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
I open my mouth to say something about it, but I hesitate.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
He hesitates to call what he was doing playing at the professional level.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
“I’ve got one or two things around that I think would work — maybe,” he hesitates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
Most people recognize the familiar situation at a restaurant or dinner party when one plate arrives early and the person served hesitates to start eating.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026
That is the case for Lucia May, aged four, who hesitates as she looks at skulls peeking from wooden boxes, some still with some hair.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
Theo hesitates a split second while considering my question, before his face arranges itself back into his familiar grin.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Family described him as a kind and humble man who worked hard and never hesitated to help others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Publishers in America hesitated to bring out the book, but when G.P.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Londoner Chisora - now with 14 defeats - had said beforehand it would be his last fight, but he hesitated to confirm his retirement when joined in the ring by his family.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
Film and TV have not hesitated either, with Epic Games' tech deployed in Star Wars series "The Mandalorian" and Oscar-winning short film "War is Over".
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
I hesitated, realizing I didn’t know a lot about her.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
They held them up to the light, pressed them between their fingers, hesitating — until, one by one, they took a bite.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
That removed a near-term overhang on the stock, but private lenders are hesitating to back its plans, according to Schwartz.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026
Developing the ability to deploy platoons of robots that can carry out orders without hesitating also speaks to skepticism in Beijing about the reliability of PLA mission commanders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
Although police still can use less-lethal weapons to contain unruly demonstrators, the city claimed the rules put officers at risk of hesitating in chaotic situations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
Without hesitating a second, he dashed the water at Wilbur.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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