reluctant
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If you want to say the Dodgers should be reluctant to bunt in October with players not asked to bunt during the regular season, Edman isn’t buying that.
From Los Angeles Times โ Oct. 12, 2026
If millions are wagered on the belief that a defendant will be acquitted, could that make a jury more reluctant to convict?
From The Wall Street Journal โ Oct. 11, 2026
Real-estate coverage: This city saw 1 in 3 home sellers slash their asking price in September to attract reluctant buyers.
From MarketWatch โ Oct. 9, 2026
Musk was hardly the only person reluctant to talk.
From Los Angeles Times โ Oct. 6, 2026
For the most part, scholars in recent years have been reluctant to adopt the term ‘the Scientific Revolution’, and many have explicitly rejected it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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