indecision

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“Many of these individuals are effectively prisoners of bureaucratic incompetence, inaction, and indecision, held in place not by law, but by a system that has failed to move.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The formation of a spinning top candle suggests a degree of near-term indecision and possible fatigue following the prior week’s powerful 15.5% surge.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

The Radical Road was fenced off and years of rancour and indecision about reopening it have followed.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

The report attributed the limbo to a variety of possible factors including indecision over whether to stay or go, holdups with insurance and financial instability.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

I looked from face to face, overcome with indecision.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison