reluctant

Example Sentences

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Now firms are reluctant to accept meager returns—and lower performance-based compensation for employees—on companies they bought at generous valuations during the boom times.

From The Wall Street Journal

At a Thai university-turned-shelter for displaced people, Kanlaya Somjettana is reluctant to go home even after a truce halted weeks of border clashes with Cambodia, fearing the violence may not be over.

From Barron's

A weak job market and a loss of household wealth resulting from the slide in property prices have made people reluctant to tap the additional $11 trillion in savings built up in recent years.

From Barron's

A weak job market and a loss of household wealth resulting from the slide in property prices have made people reluctant to tap the additional $11 trillion in savings built up in recent years.

From Barron's

A weak job market and a loss of household wealth resulting from the slide in property prices have made people reluctant to tap the additional $11 trillion in savings built up in recent years.

From Barron's