reluctant
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That includes one of my longtime readers who recently told me he was reluctant to put new money into the market because “the stock market is at a record high.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The state is reluctant to fill the void left by federal funding after a series of bankruptcies and cancellations left only one truck maker and one bus maker selling hydrogen vehicles in North America.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Evans believes increasing numbers of his male patients are taking weight-loss drugs but are reluctant to admit it, even to medical professionals.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Yet the Big Five—Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette Book Group and Macmillan—have largely been reluctant to make sweeping pronouncements about a technology that is both potentially lucrative and increasingly ubiquitous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Jason noticed that the others were reluctant to meet her eyes.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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