reluctance
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She said she is leaving with some frustrations about the management of the LAFD, including its reluctance to refer allegations of wrongdoing by its members to an independent investigation rather than an internal inquiry.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
With so much at stake in this moment in time, that reluctance looks more like apathy.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
To address investor reluctance for the Pershing Square USA IPO, Ackman will offer free shares in his hedge-fund firm to participants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Some believe that the financial peril that plummeting to the Championship would bring is partly due to a reluctance to take financial risks in recent years.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
His sense of duty and the thought that the country he had helped create was in danger overcame his reluctance to leave.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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