reticent

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Det Ch Insp Louise Metcalfe, leading the Essex Police investigation, said the author of the anonymous handwritten letter to officers "seemed reticent of coming forward but couldn't bear the nightmare of knowing what they knew".

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

However, it could be much more reticent about prospects for future rate cuts given high energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

However, many investors are reticent to sell stocks short.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

“Betting on perfection is a dangerous place to be in so we’ve been reticent to pile on to the momentum trades.”

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

He had been a reticent child, and later became a timid man.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende