reluctance
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Layoffs last month were near the lowest level since the late 1960s, reflecting the reluctance of companies to reduce staff at a time when good help is hard to find.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The central bank’s reluctance to raise interest rates has pressured the Japanese yen, prompting a rare U.S.-Japan joint intervention to prop up the currency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The findings suggest that Western reluctance to eat insects may have roots that extend far beyond recent customs or religious traditions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Provinces have shown reluctance to lift their own restrictions, but Ouellet said that overall "the Canadian market has been reinvigorated and there is more domestic trade."
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Only further threats, notably Shays’s Rebellion of 1786 and the unsolved burden of war debt, overcame the ex-colonies’ extreme reluctance to sacrifice autonomy and pushed them into adopting our current strong federal constitution in 1787.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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