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reticent

[ret-uh-suhnt] / ˈrɛt ə sənt /


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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

Yet the board is reticent to set a new finish date for the remaining work, including the divisive Glory Facade and its four bell towers.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Disney’s struggles with succession over the decades have become epic dramas filled with false starts, larger-than-life leaders reticent to go and allegations of hollow searches for a new CEO.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

BCA’s Marko Papic isn’t reticent with his opinions and rarely sits on the fence.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

Ulbrickson was reticent, often to the point of rudeness; Ebright was expressive, often also to the point of rudeness.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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